Grand Theft Auto V Properties Guide explains what buildings you should buy in Los Santos in order to make more money, and what properties you should avoid purchasing if you wish to save the money you have earned so far.
Unlike stocks, the Grand Theft Auto 5 Properties are investments that become profitable in time; however, since some of them require more time than others, you should not invest in them unless you have enough funds at your disposal.
A GTA 5 property can be considered profitable based on several factors. The first factor is the price you need to pay in order to purchase the building. The second factor represents the weekly and annual income a building generates; which helps you calculate the amount of time required to recover your investment.
The most profitable buildings in GTA V are those from which you recover your funds in less than two years. Nevertheless, some buildings need more than 2 years, while others require even more time to generate the money you have spent on them.
The final category includes the properties that dont generate any income, but they help you by unlocking different activities you can perform, or those that offer discounts.
For example, the Towing Impound in GTA 5 generates a low amount of money on a weekly basis, but it allows you to tow cars and awards you with $500 per car; meaning that you can recover your investment faster by towing as many cars as you can.
Another example is Los Santos Customs which is relatively an expensive property with low income (weekly and annually). Los Santos Customs, however, offers discounts and after you purchase it you will be able to upgrade Franklins cars for free.
Normally, these upgrades cost; therefore, Los Santos Customs is a profitable investment in GTA 5. Some GTA V properties can be purchased only after you unlock them, such as the Towing Impound, and some buildings require specific characters.
The GTA 5 guide below reveals useful information that will eventually help you invest your money in the most profitable businesses available in Los Santos. In GTA 5, the properties also count if you want to get 100% completion, but you only have to buy 5 of them.
There are 25 buildings in Los Santos.
Smoke On The Water
Cost: $204.000
Characters Required: Franklin
Weekly Income: $9.300
Yearly Income: $446.400
Smoke On The Water is the most profitable property in Grand Theft Auto V and you should buy it as soon as you can.
The property doubles your investment in less than a year, but once you buy it, your employee will call you and ask for your help. Nevertheless, Smoke On the Water should be your first investment.
Hookies
Cost: $600.000
Characters Required: Michael/Franklin
Weekly Income: $4.700
Yearly Income: $225.600
The GTA 5 Hookies property is a medium investment and you will recover your money in less than 3 years but more than 2.
Additionally, you have to be aware that the location must be protected, because it will be attacked.
The Hen House
Cost: $80.000
Characters Required: Michael/Franklin/Trevor
Weekly Income: $920
Yearly Income: $44.160
The Hen House is a good investment which will return your money in less than 2 years. Similar to Hookies, this property must be protected.
McKenzie Filed Hangar
Cost: $150.000
Characters Required: Trevor
Weekly Income: N/A
Yearly Income: N/A
McKenzie Field Hangar is a mandatory investment and also a profitable one. Available only to Trevor, the property unlocks the Trafficking Missions.
For every Air Trafficking Mission you get a minimum payout of $7.000, and for each Ground Trafficking Mission you get $5.000, which means that you will be able to recover your investment quickly, since there is an unlimited number of trafficking missions.
Sonar Collections Dock
Cost: $250.000
Characters Required: Trevor
Weekly Income: N/A
Yearly Income: N/A
Also a mandatory property, the Sonar Collections Dock must be purchased as soon as you have enough funds to invest. The Sonar Collections Dock allows you to start looking for Nuclear Waste Barrels.
For each barrel you find, you will receive $ 23.000, and since there are 30 barrels, your profit once you find all of them will be $440.000.
Furthermore the Sonar Collections Dock is required to find the Submarine Pieces for Abigail, who will also unlock the Nagasaki Dinghy boat, equipped with a scuba diving suit. The suit allows you to search for the Submarine Pieces and the Hidden Packages which contain even more money.
Tivoli Cinema
Cost: $30.000.000
Characters Required: Michael
Weekly Income: $142.300
Yearly Income: $6.831.984
If you spend time on protecting and promoting it, Tivoli Cinema may become a profitable investment, if not, you should postpone its purchase.
Los Santos Customs
Cost: $349.000
Characters Required: Franklin
Weekly Income: $1.600
Yearly Income: $76.800
On long-term Los Santos Customs is a bad investment since you will need more than 4 years to recover your money, but you have to be aware that if you buy it, all cars Franklin owns will be upgraded for free, which makes Los Santos Customs a property that should be acquired.
Downtown Cab Co.
Cost: $200.000
Characters Required: Franklin
Weekly Income: $2.000
Yearly Income: $96.000
Downtown Cab Co. is a profitable investment, first because you wont have to pay when using a taxi, and second because once you purchase this property you will be able to unlock the Taxi missions.
It also generates a fair amount of money weekly and annually.
Cinema Doppler
Cost: $10.000.000
Characters Required: Michael
Weekly Income: $132.200
Yearly Income: $6.345.600
The Cinema Doppler is a profitable investment. You will get your money back in less than two years and if you defend and promote it, it will generate even more money.
Vinewood Garage
Cost: $30.000
Characters Required: Michael
Weekly Income: N/A
Yearly Income: N/A The sole purpose of the Vinewood Garage is to store Michaels cars.
Inside the garage you can deposit all vehicles you steel and it also holds all vehicles you order online.
Los Santos Golf Club
Cost: $150.000.000
Characters Required: Michael/Franklin/Trevor
Weekly Income: $264.500
Yearly Income: $12.696.000
Unless you want to play golf for free, you should avoid purchasing the Los Santos Golf Club, because you will recover your investment in more than 10 years.
Pitchers
Cost: $750.000
Characters Required: Michael/Franklin/Trevor
Weekly Income: $7.100
Yearly Income: $340.800
The GTA 5 bar known as Pitchers is also a good investment because you dont need too many funds to buy it, and it will generate them in 2 years; but as all bars, gangs will try to attack it.
Tequi-La-La
Cost: $2.000.000
Characters Required: Michael/Franklin/Trevor
Weekly Income: $16.500
Yearly Income: $792.000
Tequi-La-La is another good investment that will return your money in around 2 years, but to purchase it you must complete Vinewood Souvenirs-Willie mission.
Ten Cent Theater
Cost: $20.000.000
Characters Required: Michael
Weekly Income: $264.000
Yearly Income: $12.672.000
Ten Cent Theater is an expensive building, but you should try to buy it as soon as you get the necessary funds, and you should also try to promote it.
Puerto Del Sol Marina Slips
Cost: $75.000
Characters Required: Michael/Trevor/Franklin
Weekly Income: N/A
Yearly Income: N/A
Each character in GTA 5 can own a slip at Puerto Del Sol Marina, allowing you to dock the boats and other water vehicles you buy online or steal.
You should consider buying them, but only later in the game.
Vespuci Helipads
Cost: $419.850
Characters Required: Michael/Franklin
Weekly Income: N/A
Yearly Income: N/A
The Vespuci Helipads don’t generate any income but they are used to store your stolen helicopters or those purchased online.
Los Santos International Hangars
Cost: $1.378.000
Characters Required: Michael/Franklin
Weekly Income: N/A
Yearly Income: N/A
Similar to the helipads, the hangars at Los Santos International are used to store planes and tanks. Once you purchase them you will also be able to enter the airport without alerting the cops.
The Hangars don’t generate money.
Car Scrapyard
Cost: $275.000
Characters Required: Michael/Franklin/Trevor
Weekly Income: Varies
Yearly Income: Varies
The Grand Theft Auto V Car Scrapyard generates income based on the vehicles you destroy within the city.
Depending on your play style and skills, the property can be profitable or not. For each vehicle you destroy the Car Scrapyard generates $150.
Pillbox Hill Garage
Cost: $30.000
Characters Required: Trevor
Weekly Income: N/A
Yearly Income: N/A
The Pilbox Hill Garage doesn’t generate any income, but serves as a drop point for Trevors stolen cars and those your order online.
Towing Impound
Cost: $150.000
Characters Required: Franklin
Weekly Income: Varies
Yearly Income: Varies
The Towing Impound becomes available for purchase after you complete the last mission received from Tonya (Pulling One Last Favor). After you complete the mission, you can buy the property, and start towing cars around the city.
For each car you bring back to the lot, you get $500; therefore, the income generated by the property depends on the time you allocate to these missions.
Grove Street Garage
Cost: $30.000
Characters Required: Franklin
Weekly Income: N/A
Yearly Income: N/A
The garage on Grove Street is another place where you can store your stolen cars or those you buy online; however, it can be purchased only by Franklin.
