After Hours Nightclub - GTA BOOM https://www.gtaboom.com/guides/after-hours-nightclub/ All GTA, all day, since 2012 Mon, 13 May 2024 05:01:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.gtaboom.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/icon-transparent-300x300.png After Hours Nightclub - GTA BOOM https://www.gtaboom.com/guides/after-hours-nightclub/ 32 32 Best Ways to Make Money in GTA Online 2024 https://www.gtaboom.com/best-methods-to-make-money-in-gta-online-2023/ https://www.gtaboom.com/best-methods-to-make-money-in-gta-online-2023/#comments Mon, 07 Aug 2023 15:40:06 +0000 https://www.gtaboom.com/?p=77023 You can make money in GTA Online in dozens of different ways, but knowing the best way to do it will optimize your earning potential and transform the game for you.

In this article, we’ve ranked the top five best ways to make money in GTA Online and link directly to our own guides that further detail exactly how you should do them.

The ranking below goes from best to worst. However, the “worst” in this case doesn’t mean it won’t make you good money, it just means that it might be a little more complex, difficult or inefficient when compared to the higher ranked methods.

The Cayo Perico Heist

The Cayo Perico Heist is the best way to make money in GTA Online, period.

The Cayo Perico Heist has been GTA Online’s most profitable yet solo-friendly heist since it was released in December 2020. What makes this heist the best is the ease and quickness of its setup missions, as well as the finale.

Following our fixed route, you can complete the heist in under 7 minutes! Not only can you complete it very quickly though, but you can also earn the Elite Challenge completion within that same time to earn extra rewards.

You can earn up to $4 million with four players or $2.6 million as a solo player. Those numbers are in the upper spectrum of the possible payout, assuming you get the Panther Statue as your primary target.

Realistically, you can earn up to $1.5-$1.6 million as a solo player every run, which is incredible considering the short amount of time that it takes to complete the heist. 

Guide: Cayo Perico Heist Guides

The Diamond Casino Heist

It has been several years since the release of the Diamond Casino Heist, yet it still stands strong in terms of payout and ease of completion. The only downside to the Diamond Casino Heist is that the setup and prep missions that can take a while to do, depending on how skilled you are. But, you can complete them fairly quickly once you get the hang of it, especially if you own a fast vehicle like an Oppressor Mark II.

Completing the Diamond Casino Heist can be very profitable as you have the potential to earn up to $10 million minimum, and that is on Normal mode. You can earn up to $11 million on Hard mode. When you take that into consideration, the setup and the prep missions don’t seem too bad!

Guide: Diamond Casino Heist Guides

Hangar

The inclusion of Hangar businesses in this list may surprise many players, as the Smuggling business wasn’t even considered in the top ten best money-making methods for a very long time. However, the Hangar business received a complete overhaul with the release of the San Andreas Mercenaries DLC, making it one of the most profitable businesses, thanks to all the payout buffs it has received.

The best part is that it can be completed solo as part of the San Andreas Mercenaries DLC, and that you can sell your product using a single vehicle.

It is also a good idea to purchase the Hangar in general, as purchasing it allows you to store your air vehicles and assign your warehouse technician to the business through your Nightclub, in order to accrue goods passively for the Nightclub business (not for the hangar warehouse).

Guide: Hangar Business Guide

Agency Security Contracts

The Agency is a new property added with the release of the Contracts DLC. It unlocks many doors for new and veteran players to make money. However, it is especially good for newer players, who can quickly access the Agency property. You’ll need to purchase the Agency to start doing the Dr. Dre missions and VIP contracts, which is what we will be focusing on.

Studio Time

You can earn over $1 million for completing all the VIP contract missions. The Contract DLC also features Payphone hits, which is another great way of making money while you wait for your passive businesses to make money or cooldowns.

Payphone hits don’t take much time and can be completed within 8-10 minutes. If you complete the bonus requirement of the mission, you can earn $70k extra on top of the base $15k. So in total, you can earn $85k per Payphone hit completion.

Guide: Contract DLC & Payphone Hits Guide

Nightclub Business

At number five is the Nightclub business. The Nightclub business is one of the most complex businesses to set up, but we still think it is worth the effort: it is the best passive money-making businesses in GTA Online.

The reason it is number five on this list is that it is not beginner friendly and requires a massive initial investment to set up properly. But, you can earn millions passively while you work on other businesses in-game.

 

This is great if you have other, non-passive sources of income that require you to actively play them, such as the Cayo Perico heist or the Agency missions. You can complete those missions while the Nightclub accrues the materials for you passively, which is worth millions of dollars once ready for you to sell.

Guide: Nightclub Business Guide

If you’re starting out in GTA Online, check out our other money guides to save money and prioritize purchasing the Kosatka submarine. You cannot perform the Cayo Perico heist unless you purchase the Kosatka submarine. Once you’ve purchased the Kosatka, you can work your way towards earning millions and starting some of the other other businesses on this list.

That wraps up our top five best money-making methods for GTA Online in 2023.

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GTA Online Nightclub Guide (After Hours) https://www.gtaboom.com/gta-online-after-hours-guide/ https://www.gtaboom.com/gta-online-after-hours-guide/#comments Thu, 26 Jul 2018 03:33:07 +0000 https://www.gtaboom.com/?p=22842 The After Hours Nightclub for GTA Online update lets you live out your wildest party fantasies as a nightclub owner in Los Santos.

But owning a hot nightspot is about more than just keeping the drinks flowing and the music pumping. You’ll need to master the business side of things to truly succeed. From hiring the right staff to optimizing your warehouse operations, there’s a lot to juggle.

Don’t worry though – we’ve got you covered with this guide to running a top-tier nightclub in GTA Online. We’ll walk you through everything step-by-step, including:

  • Purchasing the perfect nightclub location
  • Setting up your warehouse to generate passive income
  • Keeping your club packed and popularity high
  • Maximizing profits with smart management decisions

Whether you’re a GTA Online veteran or a fresh-faced newcomer, this guide will help you build a nightlife empire to be reckoned with.

Purchasing and Setting Up Your Nightclub

Nightclubs can be purchased in the foreclosures section of the Maze-Bank website. Access it via the “Internet” icon on your in-game cellphone. There’ll you find a total of 10 different nightclub locations in urban Los Santos, with prices ranging from GTA$ 1,080,000 to GTA$ 1,700,000.

We suggest you choose the location most handy and convenient for you. There will also be several different styles and other cosmetic features of your nightclub that you may wish to splurge on – all completely optional.

Once you’ve bought your nightclub and watched the opening cut-scene you’ll need to open the computer in your main office (on the top floor behind the “VIP” door) and then complete 3 objective missions to actually open your nightclub: (1) pick up three staff members who will be located around Los Santos and indicated on your map; (2) steal a Festival bus from the desert and bring it back to your nightclub; and (3) pick up your DJ from Los Santos International Airport.

The available DJs are Solomun, Tale Of Us and The Black Madonna.

Once all that is done you just need to make a few final decisions (such as entrance fees and restricted access areas) and your club will be open for business.

Nightclub Versus Warehouse

Your nightclub, as an independent business, has no effect on how the joined warehouse functions. The two are entirely separate, so if you don’t particularly care about the nightclub, you can just not interact with it while still reaping the benefits of the consolidated warehouse. Both provide passive income, however.

The Nightclub Business

Your nightclub doesn’t just contain your warehouse and three levels of garage space, but is an independent business on its own.

While you’ll see through this guide that it is far from the most profitable one, it does come with several fun gameplay perks to keeping your nightclub running. You might best be served to think of them as less of a method to make money, instead viewing them as a way to entertain yourself.

Utility Fees

First of all, nightclubs have periodical utility fees, clocking in at GTA$ 1750 every 48 minutes. While not high, this can add up and the best way to compensate is via keeping nightclub income high. When you have well running businesses this isn’t an issue in any regard, so it only really matters early on.

Nightclub Popularity

Your nightclub has a popularity meter. This stat depletes steadily over time – at a rate of 5% per in-game day/48 minutes real-time, and can be increased by doing nightclub side missions, which are pretty short and easy for the most part. Popularity can also be increased by swapping DJs, with every GTA$ 10,000 spent on marketing being worth 10% popularity – therefore “buying” 100% popularity would cost GTA$ 100,000, provided you have the Staff upgrade.

Nightclub Passive Income

A nightclub at full popularity generates GTA$ 10,000 of passive income every 48 minutes. This more than covers utilities, and again, even though it doesn’t seem much, does add up over time. Keeping popularity high by doing the side missions doesn’t take too much effort and gives you a solid income base. The table below illustrates how much your popularity affects your passive icome:

Popularity Passive Income
100% $50,000
95% $50,000
90% $45,000
85% $25,000
80% $24,000
75% $23,000
70% $22,000
65% $21,000
60% $20,000
55% $10,000
50% $9,500
45% $9,000
40% $8,500
35% $8,000
30% $2,500
25% $2,200
20% $2,000
15% $1,800
10% $1,600
5% or lower $1,500

Alternate Popularity Boost

An alternate way of boosting your popularity is by destroying the advertising vans of other players who are doing nightclub missions to increase their own popularity. We wouldn’t recommend this however as it yields much less popularity than actually doing the missions yourself.

Nightclub Upgrades

You can upgrade your nightclub with staff, security and equipment.

  • Security Upgrade – GTA$ 695,000
  • Staff Upgrade – GTA$ 475,000
  • Equipment Upgrade – GTA$ 1,425,000

Staff upgrades reduce the rate of popularity decay while security functions much like in any other business – it decreases the probability of your business getting raided. For nightclubs, a raid will result in popularity loss. Finally, equipment upgrades will allow your technicians to produce supplies more quickly (more on that below).

In a more minor feature, popularity loss will also disable the more expensive items on the drink menu.

Interior Decoration

While you can customize the interior of your club, this doesn’t affect stats or popularity. As you earn more money through it and complete Business Battles activities, Tony’s desk will be updated with little trophies commemorating your progress. These too are purely cosmetic.

Business Battles

Business Battles are a new freemode activity that will occur periodically in your game lobby. You need to beat the other players and secure a shipment that will be dropped to a random location on the map.

An additional way to gain income from the nightclub is by setting an entrance fee. This only affects other players entering the nightclub, not NPCs, so it isn’t a guaranteed source of income, but know it’s there can help. You can also set guest permissions for the various rooms and facilities of your nightclub.

Business Consolidation

The business consolidation feature of the nightclub warehouse is where things become more lucrative, and a whole lot more complicated as well.

Not only does the nightclub warehouse allow for the convenience of managing your businesses from one place, but it also changes how you go about it. This is a massive structural shift compared to how GTA Online has worked for the past few years and is the biggest mechanical change brought about by this DLC.

Storing Supplies

Currently, the nightclub warehouse can store supplies for all other business types present in GTA Online except for vehicle cargo (Import/Export). The warehouse isn’t just a combined tally of your other warehouses, but is independent of them – this is important for sales and income calculation.

The basement space that comes with your nightclub can store up to 72 crates out of the gate, and you can purchase 4 additional floors with the same capacity for a maximum of 360 crates. Plus the free Vapid Speedo Custom that you get when purchasing a club can also hold up to 119 crates at any one time.

Technicians

You can hire a maximum of 5 technicians who then automatically generate supplies for any given product.

This takes a lot of time, varying based on the product selected. The warehouse comes with one technician and the rest need to be bought separately, with each costing more than the first.

The exact costs are as follows:

  1. Technician – Free
  2. Technician – GTA$ 141,000
  3. Technician – GTA$ 184,500
  4. Technician – GTA$ 240,500
  5. Technician – GTA$ 312,000

The total cost of buying all 4 additional technicians is GTA$ 878,000.

Making Money

However, seeing as your previous/”normal” warehouses are considered separate, you can also conduct businesses as usual, like you have until now, vastly increasing your ability to earn profit.

It also enables you to turn your businesses into a source of passive income, as with technicians filling up your warehouse all you are left with having to actually do is sell.

Note that the nightclub warehouse doesn’t automatically unlock the other business types on its own – you can only accrue supplies for businesses you have acquired otherwise.

Gay Tony

Tony takes a 10% cut of all sales on product acquired through technicians (his fee for laundering the money), but even then you can still be left with an impressive passive income coming from the nightclub. Technicians sourcing supplies don’t cost anything and all they need to operate is for you to have an active business in the relevant category.

The Numbers

If you play your cards right, you can make up to GTA$ 60,000 and hour with basically zero effort. We also recommend that you upgrade your warehouse further with additional storage, this will lead to maximum profit.

Here is a rundown of the various business types supported and how the products stack up if you maximise the quantity produced (and therefore the payout) of each.

Printing & Copying (Bikers Document Forgery)

  • Total production time: 15 hours
  • Value: $60,000 (60 units x $1,000)
  • Earnings per hour: $4,000/hour

Organic Produce (Bikers Marijuana Farm)

  • Total production time 26.66 hours
  • Value: $120,000 (80 units x $1,500)
  • Earnings per hour: $4,500/hour

Cash Creation (Bikers Counterfeiting)

  • Total production time: 20 hours
  • Value: $140,000 (40 units x $3,500)
  • Earnings per hour: $7,000/hour

Sporting Goods (Gunrunning Weapons Manufacturing)

  • Total production time: 66.66 hours
  • Value: $500,000 (100 units x $5,000)
  • Earnings per hour: $7,500/hour

Pharmaceutical Research (Bikers Meth Production Lab)

  • Total production time: 20 hours
  • Value: $170,000 (20 units x $8,500)
  • Earnings per hour: $8,500/hour

Cargo and Shipments (Smuggler’s Run Smuggled Cargo)

  • Total production time: 58.33 hours
  • Value: $500,000 (50 units x $10,000)
  • Earnings per hour: $8,570/hour

South American Imports (Bikers Cocaine Warehouse)

  • Total production time: 20 hours
  • Value: $200,000 (10 units x $20,000)
  • Earnings per hour: $10,000/hour

The above numbers also reflect production time after the equipment upgrades have been purchased, which increase technician efficiency.

Another way to speed up these production times is by completing Business Battle activities that net you free product which is added to the nightclub warehouse. These automatically occur every 15 minutes (real time) in public lobbies.

You sell your goods by accessing the computer in your nightclub office.

Special Orders

Occasionally, you will get special orders. These work similarly to special cargo in Further Adventures In Finance And Felony, however the bonus is much smaller – only 5%.

This means completing special orders only really makes sense on high-value product, which you should be focusing on anyway. On special orders, Tony’s 10% is cut from the default amount, not the amount with the bonus applied, meaning you also have a higher profit margin.

Further After Hours Updates

It is possible that vehicle product will be added to the nightclub warehouse later on and additional features will be made available. It has been confirmed that new resident DJs will become available throughout the upcoming weeks, so it can be assumed that other content is also along the way.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is After Hours in GTA 5?

After Hours in GTA 5 refers to a major update released for GTA Online. It introduced new gameplay content and features centered around nightlife and entertainment, allowing players to own and manage nightclubs in the game.

How to start After Hours in GTA 5?

To start GTA 5’s After Hours content, you’ll need to buy and manage a nightclub. First, ensure you have enough funds, then check the Maze Bank Foreclosures website on your in-game browser for buyable nightclubs. Choose and purchase a nightclub in your desired location, and manage it by doing tasks and missions related to the nightclub business.

Where is the nightclub in GTA 5 Online?

There are several nightclub locations available for players to buy in GTA Online. The nightclub locations include Warehouse Nightclub in Del Perro, Los Santos; Strawberry Nightclub in Strawberry, Los Santos; Vespucci Canals Nightclub in the Vespucci Canals area of Los Santos; Downtown Vinewood Nightclub in the central part of the city; Mission Row Nightclub in the Mission Row area of Los Santos; La Mesa Nightclub in La Mesa, Los Santos; and West Vinewood Nightclub in the western part of Los Santos.

Which nightclub is the best in GTA Online?

The best nightclub in GTA Online is subjective and depends on your location preference and aesthetic choice. All nightclubs offer similar functionalities and features, with the main differences being the location and appearance.

Can you run multiple nightclubs in GTA Online?

No, you cannot own and run multiple nightclubs in GTA Online. Each player is limited to owning and managing a single nightclub.

How long does it take for the nightclub to fill up in GTA 5?

The time it takes for a nightclub to fill up in GTA Online depends on several factors, such as the number and type of businesses connected to the nightclub, the popularity of the club, and the player’s in-game activities. In general, it will take 66 hours and 40 minutes to completely fill up your nightclub warehouse. But, you start to get slightly diminishing returns once you hit the 20 hour mark. It is best to check our complete Nightclub Warehouse Business guide to learn about the most optimal selling strategy and make the most money.

What do technicians do in GTA Online?

In GTA Online, technicians play a crucial role in managing and maximizing the efficiency of various businesses and properties. Specifically, technicians are associated with the Nightclub business introduced in the After Hours update. They are the core of your passive income as they passively acquire the products for you to sell later.

How to speed up time in GTA Online?

There is no direct in-game mechanic to speed up time in GTA Online. However, there are certain activities and missions that can change the in-game time to some extent, such as doing missions, sleeping, and doing jobs that let you select the time of day before starting.

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GTA Online Nightclub Warehouse Management & Profit Guide https://www.gtaboom.com/gta-online-nightclub-warehouse-business-guide/ https://www.gtaboom.com/gta-online-nightclub-warehouse-business-guide/#comments Mon, 31 Jul 2023 21:57:15 +0000 https://www.gtaboom.com/?p=76839 The Nightclub is one of the most profitable businesses in GTA Online, but only if you set it up properly. Earning money through the Nightclub is not for beginners as it requires a huge investment. But if you do it right, you will be set for the rest of your GTA Online journey. 

Setting up the Nightclub can be complicated and expensive. But as a result of your initial work, you can create an extremely profitable source of passive income. The Nightclub is considered one of the best, if not the best, passive sources of income in GTA Online.

In this guide, we walk you through how to set up your Nightclub to earn millions passively. We highly recommend unlocking and running the Cayo Perico heist before you start this process, as you will need a lot of money to fund your Nightclub business setup.

The Nightclub

First, you need to purchase a Nightclub. You can find several Nightclub locations by visiting the Foreclosures Maze Bank site. The best location to purchase a Nightclub is in Vinewood. The ones in Vinewood are quite expensive but are the best locations since they are close to the highway, which you will use a lot to complete your sell missions.

The Downtown Vinewood Nightclub costs $1,670,000 (base price), and the West Vinewood Nightclub costs $1,700,000. If driving a bit further to the north isn’t too much of an issue, you may choose a cheaper option on the southern end of the map. The cheapest Nightclub you can find is on the Elysian Islands, which costs $1,080,000 (base price).

Upgrades

Nightclub upgrades are purely cosmetic, except for the Storage category. In the Storage category, you can upgrade both Storage Space and Garage Space. It will cost you an extra $1,702,250 to fully upgrade your storage space and $441,250 for extra garage space, totaling up to $2,143,900 on top of the base price of the Nightclub. This is why the Nightclub is one of the most expensive businesses to set up.

The rest of the upgrades are cosmetics. You don’t need to worry about those. You also don’t have to spend all your money at once trying to upgrade the storage and garage space. You can do it periodically as you earn more money.

These upgrades are important as they will allow your Nightclub warehouse to hold more products to sell, so you can make more money. If you do not upgrade your storage space, you will be restricted to a small amount which is a waste considering how much time it takes to set up this business. We need to aim for the highest possible profit.

Setup Missions

Once you’ve purchased the Nightclub, you must complete some setup missions to make it functional. Three setup missions include picking up three staff members (Bartender, Bouncer, and Technician), equipment, and the resident DJ.

After that, you are ready to head to your Nightclub office, access the computer to set up the real business, and let it make money for you passively.

Making Money

You can make money using your Nightclub in two ways, the safe and the warehouse, and both are passive. 

Nightclub Safe

The first source of income here is your Nightclub safe. Your safe will periodically fill up with money as you play the game. But there are a few requirements for it to fill. The main requirement for the safe to fill up is you ensuring that your Nightclub’s popularity bar is always full.

If your popularity bar is full, you will earn $50,000 every in-game day, which is 48 minutes in real-time. Your safe will be filled with $250,000 after 4 hours in real-time. But you must be in the game for the time to pass.

Popularity

Popularity is an important aspect of your Nightclub as it determines how much money goes into your safe. If you wish to maximize your Safe profits, you must ensure your popularity bar is always 100%. But how do we keep it up?

Promote Club Missions

The first method is to promote your club. Go to your laptop and go to Nightclub Management.

Here you will see a button that reads “Promote Club.” When you click on that button, a promotion mission will begin. There are different types of missions, but they are all simple such as dropping flyers, placing posters, collecting clubbers, recovering supplies, etc.

Troublemakers Random Mission

This one is a random event that can occur in your Nightclub. From time to time, Marcel, the head bouncer of your club, will send you a message about a drunk clubber who is causing a stir in the club.

The mission will appear as a blue dot on your mini-map, similar to any other random event. It can occur anywhere in the club. The troublemaker might be found throwing up in the toilet, standing next to the truck in your garage, or lingering near the bar with some drinks.

All you need to do is interact with the blue dot person, and you will get a short cutscene of you and Marcel throwing the troublemaker out of the club.

Not only will it increase your popularity bar, but you will also earn $10,000.

Another variant of the same includes driving VIP clubbers back to their homes. You might occasionally find a blue dot that indicates a VIP member who is passed out. You will need to interact with them, and a mission will begin where you must drive them to their homes to increase the popularity bar.

Booking DJs

The most effective and fastest method to get your popularity bar up to a 100% is by booking resident DJs. You can do this by visiting the ‘Resident DJ’ tab on your Nightclub computer.

The first time you book a DJ will cost you $100,000, but it will increase your Nightclub popularity bar to 100%. When you book a DJ for the first time, you get a mission where you must collect them and drive them back to your Nightclub.

When you want to rebook an already booked DJ, you only need to spend $10,000 to get that DJ, and you do not need to perform any missions. Every time you rebook a DJ by spending $10,000, you increase 1/10th of your popularity bar. You can use this mechanic to your advantage.

First, ensure that you’ve already booked at least two DJs. Then cycle between the two by rebooking each of these for $10,000 each rebook to increase your popularity bar to 100% for $100,000. As long as your popularity is 95% and above, you will earn $50,000 every 48 minutes in real-time (or one in-game day).

You might think this is quite expensive, but when you start earning money through your Nightclub passively, you earn more than enough to balance this cost. You are getting $250,000 from your Nightclub safe and millions from the warehouse, our next money-making method revolving around the Nightclub.

Nightclub Warehouse

The underground warehouse is the next and the main source of passive income from the Nightclub. This business is a bit complicated to understand, but once you set it up, you will earn millions passively. This business has several layers to unwrap, so we do not recommend that beginners start the Nightclub warehouse business until they are more experienced.

When you navigate to the ‘Warehouse Management’ tab on your Nightclub computer, you will see some warehouse technicians that you can hire, as well as different businesses listed below.

You must hire each technician and assign them to these businesses to passively accrue goods for you. Once they’ve acquired enough goods, you can sell them for millions. Five correspond to MC businesses, one is a Bunker business, and one is related to your CEO Office or Hangar warehouse business.

You need to buy all five technicians, and the cost increases as you buy more. You will spend $878,000 in hiring all five technicians. The costs are as follows:

  • Yohan: Free technician with setup
  • Technician 2: $141,000
  • Technician 3: $184,000
  • Technician 4: $240,000
  • Technician 5: $312,000

You can hire up to five technicians and assign them to different businesses. There are seven types of businesses, and they are only available if the player owns the corresponding business. The following are the seven types of goods and their corresponding businesses.

  • Cargo and Shipments (Hangar or CEO Office)
  • Sporting Goods (Bunker)
  • South American Imports (Cocaine Lockup)
  • Pharmaceutical Research (Methamphetamine Lab)
  • Organic Produce (Weed Farm)
  • Printing & Copying (Document Forgery Office)
  • Cash Creation (Counterfeit Cash Factory)

Businesses to purchase

You don’t have to purchase all the businesses. You only need to select the ones that profit the most per hour. First, we will take one of the businesses as an example and show you how to set it up. Let’s take the Weed Farm business as an example (do not buy it, though, it is not one of the most profitable businesses in this list).

For the MC businesses, you must have a clubhouse. You cannot purchase all the MC businesses without a clubhouse. It serves as the central hub for all your MC businesses. To learn more about purchasing the clubhouse, check out our Bikers MC guides.

Once you’ve purchased the clubhouse and have it set up. You can buy MC businesses by browsing them using the laptop inside the clubhouse. You do not have to buy the most expensive ones, but purchasing the ones in the city will make it much more convenient. However, buy the cheapest ones available if you’re low on cash. You need them to be active, which is done by purchasing a business and setting it up.

Once you’ve purchased your business (the Weed Farm, in this example), go to the location, which will appear on your map. When you get to the location, access the laptop inside to start a setup mission. You can see the status of your business reading ‘Inactive’ before you do the setup mission. Once completed, it will change to ‘Active,’ what we’re looking for.

The setup missions are extremely easy and usually include going to a location and returning a certain item. When you return the item for the first time, your business will automatically be supplied, and the supply levels bar will be filled.

Now, if you want to, you can stop here. However, you can purchase some upgrades if you wish to increase your passive income profit further. You do not have to buy the upgrades immediately, but, long-term, we recommend that you buy these upgrades.

The two main upgrades that you should purchase are the Equipment Upgrade and the Staff Upgrade. You can purchase the Security Upgrade with extra cash, but you don’t need to prioritize it over the previous two.

The other two businesses that you must purchase are not part of the MC clubhouse. The next business is the underground Bunker business which you can buy through the Maze Bank Foreclosures website. Learn more about the Bunkers by checking out our guide on the Gunrunning business. The main thing about all the business setups remains the same: you just need set them up and ensure they are active.

You need to purchase the following MC Businesses:

  • Cocaine Lockup for South American Imports
  • Methamphetamine Lab for Pharmaceutical Research
  • Counterfeit Cash Factory for Cash Creation

For the Bunker, ensure you assign your staff members to ‘Manufacturing’ and not ‘Research.’ The ‘Research’ will not earn you any money. You can also purchase the staff and equipment upgrades for the Bunker down the line. But it is not necessary right now. Also, make sure you have supplies in your Bunker.

Finally, for the Cargo & Shipment category, you can purchase either the CEO office or the Hangar. I recommend going with the Hangar as not only will it allow you to accrue materials passively through the nightclub, but it will also give you a place to store your air vehicles. What’s more, a Hangar business is now also considered one of the best money-making methods in GTA Online.

So, in summary, you need to setup the following five businesses:

  • Cocaine Lockup for South American Imports (MC)
  • Methamphetamine Lab for Pharmaceutical Research (MC)
  • Counterfeit Cash Factory for Cash Creation (MC)
  • Hangar for Cargo & Shipments
  • Bunker for Sporting Goods

Now, we are finally ready to head back to our nightclub and assign our technicians to these businesses to make passive income.

Nightclub Warehouse Setup

Return to your Nightclub and access your ‘Warehouse Management’ tab by going to your laptop.

From here, click on the technician and then click on Cargo & Shipments to assign that technician to that business. Repeat the same with the other technicians and assign them to the rest of the businesses.

Once done, you are now ready to earn money passively. All you need to do is wait. Do other things in GTA Online while these technicians work hard for you.

You can occasionally come back to see how well they’re doing, how many goods are already acquired, and what you can sell them for.

Warehouse Upgrades

You need to purchase equipment and staff upgrades as you start to earn more money, as it will help improve the quality of your product, doubling your profits. Equipment and staff upgrades are the standard upgrades you should strive to get for all your businesses in general.

Selling

You can sell your goods when you have enough goods or a filled warehouse. You have the option to sell individual types of goods or all goods. You should always sell ‘All Goods’ as it is the most profitable and solo-player friendly.

When you sell all goods, you are emptying out your complete warehouse and will be driving a single vehicle to several different sell locations. You can get anywhere between five to ten drop-off points and will have more than enough time to sell everything.

The game mechanic is similar to the land sell missions we’ve got in the Hangar business, where you only get one vehicle with several drop-off points near each other.

Selling More

If you want to sell more goods at once, to get more money and save time, you can purchase a Pounder Custom from Warstock Cache & Carry for $320,530 or a trade price of $241,000. Do not buy the Mule custom, as it only allows for delivering medium-sized crates, thereby limiting the number of goods you can sell at once. It will still let you sell more than your default Speedo custom, but not more than the Pounder custom.

When you purchase the vehicle for the first time, it automatically goes to your Nightclub Basement 1. Basement 1 stores all your delivery vehicles. Ensure you’ve entered the basement at least once so you can order your vehicle from the basement via your Mechanic. When you enter for the first time, you will see a short cutscene explaining everything about the underground warehouse. The basement will remain locked for you until you’ve entered it once.

This will allow you to sell more goods at once and earn millions instead of just thousands. You can also modify your vehicle for more security. You can upgrade the transmission and engine to get more speed when selling.

Profits & Production Rates

Since these goods are accrued passively by your assigned technicians, let’s discuss how much you can make and how long it will take to acquire the goods when the warehouse is fully upgraded.

The following table shows all the data assuming you have a fully upgraded warehouse. This will give you a better idea about what goods are worth selling.

Goods Value per unit Max units Production rate per unit Time until max units acquired Value when max units acquired Value per hour
Cargo & Shipments $10,000 50 1 hr 10 mins 58 hrs 20 mins $500,000 $8,571
Sporting Goods $5,000 100 40 mins 66 hrs 40 mins $500,000 $7,500
South American Imports $27,000 10 2 hrs 20 hrs $270,000 $13,500
Pharmaceutical Research $11,475 20 1 hr 20 hrs $229,500 $11,475
Organic Produce $2,025 80 20 mins 40 mins $162,000 $6,075
Printing & Copying $1,350 60 15 mins 15 hrs $81,000 $5,400
Cash Creation $4,725 40 30 mins 20 hrs $189,000 $9,450

As you can see, the most profitable goods per hour are Pharmaceutical Research, South American Imports and Cash Creation. You should focus on acquiring these three businesses first, followed by Cargo & Shipments and Sporting Goods.

If you wait for all 360 units to fill up, you are looking at $1,931,000 worth of goods sitting in your warehouse. If you sell all goods, you earn $1,737,900, since Tony takes %10% of the cut.

Optimal Selling Strategy

The most optimal way to maximize your profits from the Nightclub is by waiting for 20 hours until your Pharmaceutical, South American Imports, and Cash Creation goods are completely filled. By selling goods just from these three categories alone, you can make over $688,500.

If you repeat the process and wait for another 20 hours, you can sell another batch for the same amount, effectively doubling your profit to $1,377,000, instead of waiting for other goods to fill completely. You will earn nearly $1.2 million every 40 hours. Keep in mind that Cargo & Shipment alone takes 58 hours and 20 minutes to fill up.

It’s important to remember that no matter how much you sell, Tony will always take 10% of your earnings. So, if you were to sell $1,377,000 worth of goods, you would keep $1,239,000.

This approach represents an optimal way to actively make money from the Nightclub. For a more hands-off approach, you can allow your warehouse to fill up over time until you reach the maximum crate limit of 360 units while engaging in other activities.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need to resupply my businesses?

No. You don’t need supplies in your MC businesses or any other linked business. Your technicians handle that for you, the key for you is simply to keep your business in ‘Active’ status. Once you’ve completed the initial setup mission, just leave it be. The rest of the work is carried out by the technicians you assign to those businesses via your Nightclub computer.

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