GTA 5 Miscellaneous Activities

Miscellaneous tasks are worth 20% of GTA V completion. The collectibles and stunts are covered on their own pages. Everything else here takes only a few minutes each.

Pause map with the activity list open, showing the Downtown Cab Co property and a blip count of 20 of 37.
Pause map with the activity list on the right and a blip count of 29 of 37 at the bottom right.

PropertyBuy five income-generating properties

Properties open after Nervous Ron, and you can buy one by walking up to its For Sale sign or using the map marker. Any five will do across all your characters. The Vanilla Unicorn, vehicle storage and free properties do not count. Note that Michael and Franklin cannot buy anything until after Friends Reunited, and Trevor can only buy in Blaine County until then.

Trevor stands by a Dynasty 8 For Sale sign at McKenzie Field Hangar, with the $150,000 purchase prompt.
Michael stands by a Dynasty 8 For Sale sign on Sonar Collections Dock, with the $250,000 purchase prompt.
PropertyAreaCostWho
The Hen HousePaleto Bay$80,000Any
LSPD Auto ImpoundDavis$150,000Franklin, after Pulling One Last Favor
McKenzie Field HangarGrapeseed$150,000Trevor
Downtown Cab Co.East Vinewood$200,000Franklin
Smoke on the WaterLa Puerta$204,000Franklin
DockSonar Collections DockPaleto Cove$250,000Any
Car ScrapyardEl Burro Heights$275,000Any
Los Santos CustomsGrand Senora Desert$349,000Franklin
HookiesNorth Chumash$600,000Franklin or Michael
PitchersDowntown Vinewood$750,000Any
Tequi-la-laWest Vinewood$2,000,000Any

The cheap five are The Hen House, McKenzie Field Hangar, the Impound, Downtown Cab Co. and Smoke on the Water. The Sonar Collections Dock is also a good buy, as it opens the Nuclear Waste and Submarine Parts content.

Trevor walks past a parked plane outside McKenzie Field Hangar as the Property Purchased banner appears.
A man walks past the Smoke on the Water weed shop as the Property Purchased banner appears.
Michael walks down the Sonar Collections Dock pier as the Property Purchased banner names the dock.
Franklin walks past parked taxis at Downtown Cab Co. as the Property Purchased banner appears.
A man walks toward a parked car at night as the Property Purchased banner names the Towing Impound.
A man stands on a Sandy Shores sidewalk as the Property Purchased banner names The Hen House.

Car ShopBuy a vehicle from an in-game website

Use a character’s phone to open the internet, go to a vehicle site such as Southern San Andreas Super Autos, and buy any vehicle. Pick a cheap one.

The in-game web browser opens the Eyefind.info homepage, with its search box and a real estate ad.
The Southern San Andreas Super Autos vehicle list shows cars with prices, including the Imponte Dukes at $62,000.
The Southern San Andreas Super Autos page shows the $62,000 Imponte Dukes with Purchase pending on screen.

ChopWalk and play fetch with Chop

After Chop, go to Franklin’s house and walk up to the dog at his kennel. Choose to take him for a walk, and use the prompts to throw the ball, then have him bring it back. Do both before you finish the walk.

Franklin at the driveway of his Whispymound house, with Chop by the planter and a walk prompt on screen.
Franklin sends Chop after the ball on a grassy hillside, and the subtitle reads Go get the ball, Chop!
Chop comes back to Franklin's side on the grassy hillside, with the dismiss prompt on screen.

Strip ClubComplete a Booty Call

Go to the Vanilla Unicorn in Strawberry, buy a private dance from a dancer, which also ticks off the Hobbies entry, and build up her like meter by flirting and touching when no bouncer is watching. When the meter is full, she may offer her number. Sapphire, Juliet, Nikki and Infernus can all go home with you, but only some dancers will. Then call her up, pick her up and take her home.

The Vanilla Unicorn sign and entrance in daylight, with a white car parked out front.
The phone shows the Contacts list while a dark car drives down a city street in daylight.
A dark car drives down an alley behind the buildings, with the subtitle Meet Nikki behind the club.
A dark car turns at an intersection, with the subtitle Take Nikki home on screen.

Ursula also becomes available after a Random Event, and Liz Macallen comes from one of the Downtown Cab Co. fares.

A man in a white shirt helps a woman climb out of the back of a black van during a Random Event.
A yellow Downtown Cab Co taxi on a Los Santos street with a Fare Complete banner showing a $257 total.

ProstituteHire a prostitute

Drive at night to a part of Los Santos with streetwalkers, such as Strawberry or Vespucci. Pull up beside one, sound your horn, and take her to a quiet place when prompted. Pick any service option at the prompt.

At night on Hawick Avenue, a dark car stops beside two women standing on the sidewalk.
On a night sidewalk, a dark car pulls up beside women by a building as a brown car passes behind.

Store HoldupRob a store

Walk into a convenience store with a gun out and point it at the clerk. Keep aiming until the money is on the counter, then pick it up and get out. Expect a wanted level. Only one counts, and you can rob one in Blaine County so the police have less time to arrive.

A man in a white tank top aims a pistol at a store clerk who has raised both hands behind the Redwood counter.
The clerk opens the cash register while the man in the white tank top keeps his pistol pointed at him.
The man in the white tank top walks out of the supermarket at night with $1,405 shown on screen.

CinemaVisit the cinema

Go to the Tivoli Cinema, the Ten Cent Theater or the Oriental Theater and pay $20 to watch a movie. You can skip it after it starts. This one must be done alone, and the friend activity is a separate task.

A cinema door prompt reads Now showing Capolavoro, press E to watch the movie, entry costs $20 per person.
The cinema screen shows the Sit back and Enjoy the Show slide before the movie starts.
The movie Capolavoro begins on the cinema screen, with its title card and the director's name.

FriendComplete all four friend activities

Use your phone to call a friend, choose “hang out”, and pick them up. Go to the place you need. All four count as separate tasks, and each only needs to be done once with any friend.

The phone is open on its Contacts screen while a black sports car drives down a city street.
A call from Lamar comes in on the phone with the subtitle You busy? You wanna hang out?
A black sports car parks on a residential street while a man in a green shirt waits on the sidewalk.
ActivityWhereNotes
BarAny of the marked barsHave a drink together
CinemaTivoli, Ten Cent or OrientalWatch a film together
Strip ClubVanilla Unicorn, StrawberryGo in with your friend
DartsYellow Jack InnOnly one friend at a time

Good friends to call are Lamar, Jimmy, and the other protagonists, depending on the character you are using. Michael and Trevor will not hang out together for a large part of the game, and only The Third Way lets them hang out with each other afterwards.

On a coast highway, a call from Trevor appears on the phone and asks, Listen, you wanna do something, hang out?
A man in a white tank top holds a phone to his ear, dialing Jimmy beside a parked dark car.
Lester talks in his computer room during a cutscene, with The Third Way shown in the bottom corner.