Each purchased exotic awards the player with reputation points, once a certain amount of points is gathered, the player will level up. This is required to progress through the game and unlock parts of the storyline and fronts, not to mention, most exotics have a use of cars and boats. But they also have a use for henchmen and investments who unlock special bonuses. Montana's Mansion decorations, furniture and unique collectables are different in that their use is purely aesthetic, the player may customise the mansion with them but can't use them for anything else, except for the slot machines and video poker machines. Mansion interiors are also considered exotics.