9. Buying a Business
Buying a property to live in has been a big feature in the Grand Theft Auto series, and was perhaps most prominent in 2004's San Andreas. Buying a business, however, has only been a feature in one GTA title, that being 2002's Vice City. As well as homes, players could buy businesses such as
The Malibu Night Club, The Boatyard, The Print Works, Sunshine Autos and Kaufman Kabs, most of which came with mini-missions, an example being collecting vehicles for Sunshine Autos and dropping off fares for Kaufman Cabs. Once completed, these businesses would then begin to turn in a profit for the player, which they could collect any time they wished. It was a realistic way to earn money in the series, and owning each business also came with a variety of perks, owning Sunshine Auto's for example led to some of the best cars in the game spawning outside the property, such as the Deluxo, Sabre Turbo, Sandking and Hotring Racer.