GTA 5 Properties: How to Buy Every Property in the Game

Buying properties in GTA 5 is a great way to spend your money and unlock extra income, special activities, and useful locations around Los Santos. However, not every property is available to every character, and some properties work differently from regular businesses.

If you’re trying to buy all the properties in GTA 5, this guide explains what each property costs, who can purchase it, what it does, and where to find it.

How to Buy Properties in GTA 5

You can purchase many properties after they become available during the story. When a property is available, look for its For Sale sign at the location and approach it with the correct character The price will then appear on screen. If you have enough money, you can purchase the property directly.

There is one important thing to remember: Franklin, Michael, and Trevor cannot all buy every property. Some properties are shared between characters, while others are limited to one specific character. Properties can also provide regular income or unlock activities that allow you to earn additional money.

Properties Any Character Can Buy

These properties are available to multiple characters.

Puerto Del Sol Marina

• Price: $75,000
• Location: Los Santos coastline
• Income: None
• Who can buy it: Franklin, Michael, or Trevor

The Puerto Del Sol Marina is mainly useful for storing watercraft. Each character can purchase their own space for their boats and other water vehicles.

Car Scrapyard

• Price: $275,000
• Location: Southwest Los Santos
• Income: $150 for each qualifying vehicle destroyed
• Who can buy it: Franklin, Michael, or Trevor

The Car Scrapyard is different from normal income-generating businesses. Instead of receiving a fixed weekly payment, the property makes money when you destroy vehicles that qualify for its payout.

Tequi-la-la

• Price: $2,000,000
• Location: Vinewood
• Income: $16,500 per week
• Who can buy it: Franklin, Michael, or Trevor

Tequi-la-la is one of the more expensive businesses available to the characters. Once purchased, it provides a regular weekly income.

Pitchers

• Price: $750,000
• Location: Vinewood
• Income: $7,100 per week
• Who can buy it: Franklin, Michael, or Trevor

Pitchers is another business property in Vinewood. It costs less than several of the larger businesses while still providing regular income.

The Hen House

• Price: $80,000
• Location: Paleto Bay
• Income: $920 per week
• Who can buy it: Franklin, Michael, or Trevor

The Hen House is one of the cheapest income-producing properties in GTA 5, making it an affordable option when you don’t have millions of dollars available.

Sonar Collections Dock

• Price: $250,000
• Location: Paleto Bay
• Income: $23,000 for each nuclear waste collection
• Who can buy it: Franklin, Michael, or Trevor

The Sonar Collections Dock gives you access to the nuclear waste collection activity. Instead of simply receiving a weekly payment, you earn money by completing the related collections.

Los Santos Golf Club

• Price: $150,000,000
• Location: North Los Santos
• Income: $264,500 per week
• Who can buy it: Franklin, Michael, or Trevor

The Los Santos Golf Club is easily one of the most expensive properties in the game. It requires a huge amount of money, but it also produces one of the largest regular weekly incomes.

Properties Franklin Can Buy

Franklin has access to several properties that are not normally available to Trevor.

LSPD Auto Impound

• Price: $150,000
• Location: South Los Santos
• Income: $500 per vehicle towed
• Unlocked: After completing Tonya’s towing missions

The LSPD Auto Impound allows Franklin to earn money from towing vehicles. You need to complete Tonya’s related missions before the property becomes available.

Downtown Cab Co.

• Price: $200,000
• Location: East Vinewood
• Income: $2,000 per week
• Who can buy it: Franklin

Buying Downtown Cab Co. gives Franklin a regular income and also unlocks taxi-related activities. Franklin can also use taxis without paying the normal fare.

Los Santos Customs

• Price: $349,000
• Location: Near Sandy Shores, Blaine County
• Income: $1,600 per week
• Who can buy it: Franklin

This property is especially useful if you enjoy modifying cars. After Franklin purchases it, vehicle upgrades at the garage are free.

Smoke on the Water

• Price: $204,000
• Location: Vespucci Beach
• Income: $9,300 per week
• Who can buy it: Franklin

Smoke on the Water is one of Franklin’s better early property investments because its weekly income is relatively high compared with its purchase price.

Hookies

• Price: $600,000
• Location: West coast of Los Santos
• Income: $4,700 per week
• Who can buy it: Franklin or Michael

Hookies has a special ownership restriction. Franklin and Michael can both purchase it, but only one of them can own the property.

Vespucci Helipad

• Price: $419,850
• Location: Vespucci Beach
• Income: None
• Who can buy it: Franklin or Michael

The helipad is not an income property. Its main purpose is to give the character a place to store helicopters.

Los Santos International Hangar

• Price: $1,378,600
• Location: Los Santos International Airport
• Income: None
• Who can buy it: Franklin or Michael

This hangar provides storage for airplanes at Los Santos International Airport. It is useful if you want to keep aircraft available for later use.

Properties Michael Can Buy

Michael has access to several large entertainment properties.

Doppler Cinema

• Price: $10,000,000
• Location: Vinewood
• Income: $132,200 per week
• Who can buy it: Michael

Doppler Cinema is one of Michael’s major investments. It costs $10 million but provides a substantial weekly return.

Ten Cent Theater

• Price: $20,000,000
• Location: Downtown Los Santos
• Income: $264,000 per week
• Who can buy it: Michael

The Ten Cent Theater requires twice the investment of Doppler Cinema, but it also produces a much larger weekly payment.

Tivoli Cinema

• Price: $30,000,000
• Location: West Los Santos
• Income: $142,300 per week
• Who can buy it: Michael

Tivoli Cinema is the most expensive of Michael’s cinema properties. It requires $30 million, so you’ll need to build up a significant amount of money before buying it.

Hookies

Michael can also purchase Hookies for $600,000. However, Franklin can purchase it as well, and only one of the two characters can own the business.

Vespucci Helipad

Michael can purchase the Vespucci Helipad for $419,850. It doesn’t generate income, but it gives him a place to store helicopters.

Los Santos International Hangar

Michael can also purchase the Los Santos International Hangar for $1,378,600. The main benefit is aircraft storage at the Los Santos airport.

Properties Trevor Can Buy

Trevor’s properties are more focused on activities and vehicle storage than traditional businesses.

McKenzie Field Hangar

• Price: $150,000
• Location: North of Sandy Shores
• Income: $5,000 per ground trafficking mission and $7,000 per air trafficking mission
• Who can buy it: Trevor

The McKenzie Field Hangar unlocks trafficking missions for Trevor. These missions can earn money while also contributing toward certain GTA 5 completion requirements.

Vanilla Unicorn

• Price: Free
• Location: Downtown Los Santos
• Income: $5,000 per week
• Who can own it: Trevor

Trevor gains control of the Vanilla Unicorn during the story. Unlike most properties, there is no purchase price.

Sandy Shores Airfield

• Price: Free
• Location: Sandy Shores
• Income: None
• Who can use it: Trevor

The Sandy Shores Airfield becomes Trevor’s main aircraft storage location. It can be used to keep helicopters and planes.

Which GTA 5 Properties Should You Buy First?

You don’t need to purchase every property immediately. Some businesses are extremely expensive and take a long time to recover their original cost.

If you’re looking for useful purchases early in the game, cheaper properties such as The Hen House, Downtown Cab Co., LSPD Auto Impound, and Smoke on the Water are easier to afford.

If you eventually have a huge amount of money, the Los Santos Golf Club and Michael’s cinema properties become possible investments.

It’s also worth remembering that some properties are valuable because of the activities they unlock rather than their regular income. For example, the McKenzie Field Hangar gives Trevor access to trafficking missions, while the Sonar Collections Dock is connected to nuclear waste collections.

Final Thoughts

GTA 5 has a wide range of properties, from small businesses and vehicle storage locations to extremely expensive entertainment venues. The important thing is to check which character can buy the property, how much it costs, and whether it actually generates income before spending your money.

If your goal is to own as many properties as possible, switch between Franklin, Michael, and Trevor and check the available property locations for each character. This makes it much easier to build a complete collection across Los Santos.