You Can Own Up To 10 Properties in GTA Online

As a passionate GTA fan eagerly following every update for insights to share with fellow players, I was thrilled to learn that Rockstar increased the maximum property limit to 10 in the Criminal Enterprises release. This milestone update in July 2022 lets us build even bigger criminal empires across the sprawling map of Los Santos and Blaine County. With more real estate in our portfolios, we can amplify gameplay opportunities from heists to contraband sales while storing plenty of personally customized vehicles. Let’s break down everything you need to know about GTA Online properties to make the most of this new 10 property empire cap.

A Quick Primer on GTA Online Property Types

Before getting into limits and guidelines, let’s quickly overview the property categories available to players in GTA Online:

Apartments – These highrise city spaces enable crucial planning boards for organizing heists. They also provide garages letting you store personal vehicles safely when not out causing mayhem across San Andreas. Plus, apartments include customizable living quarters from modern penthouses to more modest options.

Garages – If your apartment garage fills up, stand-alone garages offer additional parking for your growing lineup of vehicles. From 2-car garages to 10-car warehouse storage, these provide proximity saves on cars you can’t bear to trade in.

Businesses – Illicit operations like drug manufacturing to counterfeiting offer new income sources in GTA Online. Businesses leverage buy and sell missions for profit. Biker clubhouses and underground bunkers also fall under this property type.

Offices – Becoming a CEO opens up exclusive office spaces complete with garages, accommodation, and sometimes gun lockers. Offices enable running special cargo warehouses, vehicle cargo warehouses, and special VIP work.

Warehouses – Both CEO special cargo warehouses and biker/gunrunning product warehouses give space to store contraband for later sale. Large complexes accessed only after securing accompanying offices and businesses.

Now let’s get into the all-important limits and guidelines around these properties.

You Can Own 10 Total Properties in GTA Online

Since the Criminal Enterprises update went live on July 26, 2022, the maximum number of properties per GTA Online profile increased from 8 to 10. This milestone change lets players expand their presence and gameplay options even more across the vast map.

According to Rockstar’s official Newswire release notes: “The number of ownable properties has been increased from 8 to 10, increasing total garage space by up to 20 vehicles.”

This confirms that we can now own some combination of 10 total apartments, garages, businesses, offices, and warehouses. No more tough choices between selling one property to buy the next. Let’s look at what this flexibility enables.

Strategic Property Combinations to Maximize Gameplay

With 10 total property slots, we can optimize our lineup to unlock an impressive range of criminal activities:

• 1 Apartment – Heists, planning boards, basic vehicle storage
• 1 Business + Accompanying Warehouse – Start an illicit product operation
• 1 Office + Vehicle Warehouse – Import/Export missions for profit
• 1 Nightclub – Passive income from consolidated businesses
• 3 Additional Businesses and Warehouses – Grow the criminal enterprise
• 2 Garages For Up to 20 More Vehicles – Cherished car collection

This example setup checks all the boxes, from heisting and selling contraband to managing businesses and storing beloved rides. And with 10 total slots, players aren’t limited to this exact combo. Maybe you desire 5 lush garages to showcase vehicles or enough clubhouses to launch a biker gang takeover. The possibilities are wide open.

Pro Tip: When choosing locations, prioritize properties near freeways, key ports, and centers of activity to optimize sell missions and access. Unless you love scenic treks through the countryside every time you log in!

Playing the GTA Online Real Estate Game

Some crucial factors to consider in your property purchases:

You Can Only Own 1 Apartment and 1 Penthouse

Despite 10 total properties, you can still only own 1 traditional high-end apartment for planning heists alongside your fleet of businesses and warehouses. Same goes for penthouses – only one allowed in your portfolio.

Trading In Properties Doesn’t Net You Cash

The ability to swap an expensive property for a cheaper one can refund some of your initial investment, but there is still no way to outright sell a property. Destruction fee anyone?

Here is an example exchange scenario:

• Original Purchase: Arcadius Office for $2,250,000
• Exchange For: Maze Bank West Office for $1,000,000
• Trade In Value: About $800,000 returned

So while you must kiss your full purchase goodbye forever, exchanges provide partial savings that you can put toward new locations. Time to move your contraband business out of cramped Morningwood for a nice Vespucci Canals upgrade!

Wrapping Up Your GTA Online Property Empire

With increased flexibility for up to 10 property purchases, GTA Online players can now build their ultimate criminal headquarters grounded in strategic investments.

Grab a coveted stilt house on the beach. Manage a suite of biker businesses slinging narcotics across Blaine County. Or simply fill massive warehouses with expensive stolen vehicles to sell for profits down the road. The path to fortune begins with the right real estate.

Just don’t become a slum lord racking up complaints from Lester about property code violations – no one wants digital red tape cutting into heist profits and drug money!