I came across this calculator on line pretty cool, figures out what property to buy based on best return on investment.
My strategy build my mob as fast as possible, buy 10 each of the cheaper properties, do jobs and fight. I use the money from jobs and income to get to the point where I can buy some shopping plazas (BEST ROI), I use the money I get from fighting to buy weapons and armor.
Once I have some properties generating 1 mill or more a turn I then go and outfit my max mob fighting crew with the best weapons, armor and vehicle according to what level I'm on, remember you only fight with mobsters at 10 times the level you're on, I believe this goes up after a certain level not sure what that level is. As an example if you on level 14 you fight with a max of 140 mobsters, even if your mob is 500 strong you only fight with 140, no need to out fit the rest of your crew until you level up.
I played around with the calculator and this is the sequence when acquiring properties. Always buy in lots of 5 or 10 for lowest overall cost of acquisition, as if purchased in singles units the price goes up at each buy. When you buy in lots after building the price of the lots revert to original price, but the properties climb in price every time you buy. I didn't take time to figure out the lost revenue value (time not earning income if you had bought 5) by buying in lot of 10 rather than 5 but looking at it it almost looks like a wash.
40 shopping plaza
10 motel
10 night clubs
20 shopping plaza
10 duplex
10 shopping plaza
10 night clubs
20 shopping plaza
10 night clubs
10 motel
10 shopping plaza
10 night clubs
20 shopping plaza
10 restaurants
10 duplexes
20 shopping plaza
10 motels
10 night clubs
30 shopping plaza
10 night clubs
20 bed & breakfast
20 shopping plaza
10 duplex
10 motels
10 night clubs
30 shopping plaza
10 night clubs
30 shopping plaza
and after this buy your first 10 casinosBottom line don't jump to buy the Casinos they don't have any roi until you exhaust all the other better roi properties.
Also don't let money sit in bank buy land in lots of 10 and earn the income, like interest, if you need the money to buy other land or properties sell it off you don't loose anything, when you buy in lots of 10 the cost basis doubles, when you cash in it give you back half of the current value, essentially you earn interest through the income generated. this only work for the first 10 land buys and will work again once you sell or build on it you can do it again.
After opening link right click and save a web page that way you can have it available even if the link goes dead.
http://www.freewebs.com/sebrofm/imob/
Good mobbing now go kill some rival mobsters.
OH and don't forget to add me:
169-065-316