Best Ways to Make Money as a Solo Player in GTA Online (2023)

Introduction

• DLC: Bottom Dollar Bounties DLC
• Purpose: Top 10 ways to earn money as a solo player
• Channel Goals: 50k likes, 300k subscribers

10. Bail Enforcement Business

• Overview: New with Bottom Dollar Bounties DLC
• Activities:
  • Capture high & low-value targets
  • High-value: ~$130k/day
  • Low-value: $35k-$45k/target
  • Bonus for capturing alive
• Bail Office Workers: Cost $750k each (max 2)
  • Reduce processing time
  • Can source bounties (48 mins: $5k-$110k)
• Evaluation: Not best $/hour but interesting and fits well into GTA Online

9. Hanger Business

• Overview: Improved with LS Mercenaries DLC
• Changes:
  • Ground-based operations
  • Passive sourcing through 'Rooster'
  • Tripled value of Air Freight Cargo crates
  • Bonuses for bulk sales
• Evaluation: Improved but still not top-tier

8. MC Businesses

• Types: Coke Lockup, Meth Lab, Counterfeit Cash, Weed Farm, Document Forgery
• Changes: 50% more time for solo missions
• Best: Coke Lockup, Meth Lab
• Worst: Document Forgery (not worth it)

7. Auto Shop

• Activities:
  • Customize & deliver cars
  • Autoshop contracts: $180k-$300k
  • Exotic Exports List: $20k/car
• Evaluation: Lucrative but annoying characters (Sas and KDJ)

6. CEO Cargo

• Requirements: CEO Office
• Updates:
  • Fixed Titan sale mission
  • Workers source 1-3 crates in 48 mins for $7.5k
• Sale Missions: 1-3 vehicles, usually fast
• Evaluation: Time-consuming but profitable

5. Acid Lab

• Setup: Complete 6 Last Dose missions, set up for $750k
• Upgrades: Equipment upgrade after 10 missions for $250k
• Production: Fast (4 hrs fills stock)
• Earnings: $335k ($355k with naming) per full stock
• Evaluation: Good armor, single vehicle sale missions

4. Bunker

• Requirements: High startup cost but profitable
• Changes:
  • Extra time (22 mins)
  • Multiple resupplies possible
• Production: 2 hrs 20 mins for full supplies
• Earnings: $420k after two resupplies
• Best Location: Farmhouse

3. Agency

• Main Earnings: Dr. Dre contract ($1M)
• Additional Earnings:
  • Security Contracts: $30k-$80k
  • Safe Income: Max $20k every 48 mins
• Evaluation: Very good passive income

2. Nightclub

• Passive Income:
  • Upstairs: $50k/48 mins
  • Downstairs: Linked to other businesses
  • Sale for over $1M (minus 10% cut)
• Operations: Stack goods over 20 hours, single vehicle sale mission
• Evaluation: Fully passive, highly lucrative

Honorable Mention: Salvage Yard (The Chop Shop DLC)

• Main Activities: Vehicle robberies ($200k-$400k)
• Additional: Tow Truck missions ($35k-$40k each)
• NERF: 2-minute cooldown between tow missions

1. Keo Perco Heist

• Setup: 1 hour
• Nerfs:
  • Increased setup cost: $25k to $100k
  • Decreased profit (30%-35%)
• Evaluation: Still highest money per hour, no cooldown suggested alternative: Contract from Agency

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