In the real world, the first thing you do to show your independence is move out of your parent’s house and find an apartment of your own.

Here’s a breakdown of what all those Jobs, Heists, robberies and stick ups buy you in GTA Online as far as properties are concerned. In a recent post GottaBeMobile broke down the ways users can earn cash in GTA 5’s GTA Online multiplayer. Read: How & Why to Get Money in GTA 5’s GTA Online It’s also a place where being broke means you’re on your own. GTA Online is a sandbox, a place where earning money gets you cars, clothes and status.

The point of GTA Online isn’t to finish a story or find out what happens next. In GTA Online you roam the streets of San Andreas, robbing convenience stores, pulling small jobs, mugging the public, joining a crew for big-time Heists. Whereas the single player GTA 5 experience focuses on you taking on the lives of other characters, GTA Online lets you build your own character. GTA Online is the online multiplayer world that comes with GTA 5. If you’ve already played Rocksteady’s GTA 5 game for a while, you’ve heard of GTA Online.