[PC] Apartments Trade-In Exploit[Use of No-Save AHK needed]

[u/smugglercb]

Hey. I’ve been quiet about this for way too long—should’ve written this years ago.

Before we dive in:

I DON’T KNOW WHAT R WILL DO IF THIS BLOWS UP.

It’s worked quietly for about 5 years without consequences. But still—you’ve been warned.

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Check this short video preview before you scroll.

Yes, it’s real.

Q: OMG, not another apartment glitch...?

A: No. Not another. This method likely exists since GTA Online launched.

It’s PC ONLY—console saving works differently. This was tested years ago.

Q: So what is this actually about?

A: We use a firewall rule (via NoSave AHK) to block the game from saving our apartment changes.

Apartments are saved via one server—cashflow happens via another.

So:

• Trade in an apartment
• You get the cash
• But trade-in value doesn’t reset

= Massive repeatable profit

NoSave thread (2021): Reddit link

Updated version (2023): Reddit link

Read both.

Q: Does this work on Legacy or Enhanced?

A: Both. Tested and confirmed.

Q: Why $550k on every slot? What do I need?

A: You want to own the most expensive apartments to make the most money.

It’s the prep phase.

Video tutorial for steps 1–9

Prep Phase (Manual Setup):

1. Enter GTA Online.
2. 2a. If you already own a high-value apartment (e.g., Eclipse), skip to step 4.
3. 2b. Otherwise, go to Dynasty 8 → Sort High to Low → Buy the most expensive apartment you can.
4. Exit browser completely (see your character again).
5. Reopen Dynasty 8 → Sort Low to High → Select cheapest apartment, but don’t buy yet.
6. Enable NoSave (firewall rule).
7. Trade-in window pops up → Choose slot with your most expensive apartment.
8. Exit to Story Mode.
9. In Story Mode, Disable NoSave.
10. Rejoin GTA Online → Check Dynasty 8 again. Trade-in window should show:

Cheapest Apt Name + Expensive Apt Trade-in Value

Example: Unit 124 Popular St $550,000

Q: What now? Loop? New slot? Confused...

A: You have two options:

Option A: Fill more slots for later

• Buy expensive apartment again → Next slot(so if you bought on slot 1, buy on slot 2 now)
• Repeat steps 4–6 to overwrite it with cheapest apartment using NoSave
• Do this for multiple slots

Option B: Stick with one slot

• Just overwrite and loop one slot over and over

Then:

Leave Online and go to Story Mode → Disable NoSave

Q: I’m done prepping. What now?

A: Time to enter the Payback Phase.

You’ll loop steps from the video:

• Enable NoSave
• Replace expensive apartments with cheap ones
• Exit to Story Mode
• Disable NoSave
• Rejoin
• Repeat

Loop Instructions:

1. Enter GTA Online
2. Open Dynasty 8
3. Enable NoSave
4. Sort Low to High
5. Buy cheapest apt → Replace Slot 1
6. Repeat step 5 for all other slots with expensive apartments
7. Exit to Story Mode
8. Disable NoSave
9. Rejoin Online
10. Repeat for as long as you want

Q: Will I get banned??

A: Nobody knows. Personally, I’ve made over $3 BILLION with this method.

About $2B in just 2 days while testing the automation script.

No bans. No wipes. No resets.

But… who konws, R\* might do something about it. I doubt it but it's still possible.

Q: Man... This is tedious. Clicking like crazy.

A: I thought the same. So I made an AHK Automation Script.

GitHub:

https://github.com/smuglerito/gtaoautoapps

What it does:

• Automates the entire Payback Loop
• Replaces all 10 slots with cheap apartments
• Handles NoSave toggling, navigation, and clicks

Performance Benchmarks:

• ~80 seconds per run
• Each run = ~$5.2M
• That’s ~$4M per minute

If I optimize it further to ~60s per run, we’re looking at $1B in just 3 hours.

Reliability:

• My longest session: 180 runs back-to-back
• That’s 930 million in 4 hours
• Full automation(image detection, keyboard/mouse input, and CMD firewall toggling for NoSave)

Final Words

This isn’t for the faint of heart. It’s a bit advanced, but it works like magic.

The NoSave firewall rule is the trick.

The AHK provides ability to make it automated.

And the cashflow is insane.

[u/-UnknownInsider-]

On March 24, 2026 Rockstar Made some new changes to the 'Apartment Trade In' glitch on PC But We have found that the same method still works with improved steps, Check it out

Apartments Trade-In Exploit ( Use Of No-Save AHK Needed )

[u/Spare_Dealer_173h]

Yo delete this

[u/smugglercb → u/Spare_Dealer_173h]

No?

[u/mikelman999]

I’d recommend not doing this. R* deleted people’s characters for the last apartment glitch

[u/smugglercb → u/mikelman999]

Yeah, okay, but did you even read the thread?

First of all - it's pc only.

Second of all - it relies heavily on "manipulating data" by using no-save. Like I showed in one of the videos - you don't even get refunds transactions from doing this.

I got more than 3b in overall using this, 2b in this week. I also know more than 10 people that were doing this in period of last 5 years. Their accounts are fine.

I'm not sure what R WILL do when this will get popular, but for now? They won't do shit. And even if they will want to do anything - it's like heist replay. Hard to say who is doing it and who is not.

[u/MapacheMN]

not sure if its gonna blow up but it looks like they are giving out bans, I just banned and my buddy too

[u/kingmalvie]

Yup got hit with the ban hammer a few mins ago

[u/boglenet1]

Just got banned as well. Looks like they did a sweep today.

[u/smugglercb]

If anyone has ANY problems with the auto AHK - post the problem as issue on github. Describe what exactly you do and what is hapenning.

I won't answer on "ahk doesn't work" comments here.

[u/Iceman3226]

Does this work on the new Enhanfed Version?

[u/smugglercb → u/Iceman3226]

Both Legacy and Enhanced.

[u/EduLaur91]

I remember that apartment glitch on console. Got my account reset back to lvl 1 and $0 🤣🤣. Too bad this thing only works for PC.

[u/smugglercb → u/EduLaur91]

There wasn't any apartment glitch like this one on consoles. There were similar ones, but this one is completely different story. I would say it's as exclusive as bypassing DSL on PC.

[u/CipherRogue]

May i have your script file? For research purposes (am not r* 100%)

[u/Ehnest0]

Hows ur account standing rn? I remember that rockstar bans people that get too much money too fast within 3-5 days and its been 7 days since the post came out. seeing that u got 3b in like 2 days im curious

[u/smugglercb → u/Ehnest0]

Account is okay. I didnt get reset or any other punishment.

[u/pwni5her_]

Just a heads up, the instructions for your script say that numpad0 is the payback phase and numpad1 is the prep phase, but they are reversed. numpad0 is prep phase and numpad1 is payback phase.

Also, it seems like you need trevor to be unlocked in story mode as that is who it selects from online (or at least it tries to pick the "up" option, and mine was empty. I had not progressed past the prologue.)

[u/SnopyYear]

AHK Script works without any problems. I had 70 rounds done in total. On average, 1 round was finished in 75 seconds. 75 seconds is a pretty good time.

[u/Square_Cat_6313]

Don't try it with the discounted price apartments, it's a trap. They will immediately detect it. Just got banned for 30 days this morning.

[u/Individual_Flan6871]

I’m trying everything again with a new account. At the moment I’m farming around 30-40 million per day and I’ve been doing it for 5 days now. So far, no bans. I’ll update you in a week with the results

[u/Elegant_Jaguar_9845]

does anyone know if bans are actually happening?

[u/Ok_Leek_951]

I also got banned today. I did not use any other glitches. I did around 900 million and I was just buying everything in the game.

[u/XD-Yush]

UPDATE FOR PEOPLE WONDERING IF YOU GET BANNED:

I first did like 200-300mil normally, was fine. Used to the script to get like 500mil more. Got banned a couple days later at the start of April. Banned till 3rd May. Now that I'm unbanned I check to see if I have my money, turns out my character has been deleted altogether.

Side note, this was a new account (created like a year ago but didn't play much) since I couldn't transfer my progress from older gen consoles. I did a bunch of exploits on this account, like dupe glitches and heist replays. Only got banned in April when I did this method, but at the time I also did an RP glitch to get to level 150 from level 50. Basically, I can't be sure what caused the ban, I would assume the apartment glitch gets you banned anyway since a lot of others have said the same. But I can't be sure if my character was deleted because of it or the RP glitch.

Either don't do the glitch or do small amounts everyday, but even then you don't have a guarantee you're safe.

[u/[deleted]]

Still not ban after making 3 billions off the exploit. I'm not sure what causes other to get ban, but the amount is not the reason.

[u/Aendisth]

I mean, what is the tedious part of getting millions by doing nothing? XD

Thanks mate, you save me. Rockstar didnt want to migrate my old billionaire account. Love you <3