@Silver Arrows about starting GTA from scratch, it's a great idea to join the crew. I didn't see you anywhere in the last page so I assumed you're not in it. Anyway, aside from taking advantage of what has bonuses right now, you could find someone who's in a timezone similar to yours and has access to CEO stuff. They can hire you as an associate, in which case your salary will be $5k per minute and you'll get an additional payment every time you help your CEO sell special cargo or export vehicle cargo. However the biggest source of earnings for associates is VIP work, specifically Headhunter, Sightseer and, if you're lucky enough to know someone with a yacht, Piracy Prevention. These missions take place in freemode so you won't have to endure the torture of loading screens. Sightseer and Headhunter can take up to 15 minutes (though it's unlikely they'll take that much) and pay on average approximately $23k, while Piracy Prevention is fixed at 10 minutes and pays $30k. If your CEO doesn't need the money, you can also tell them to give it to you after the job, which will double your earnings. Another option is for the CEO to run the challenge Point to Point, which is simply a race to a chosen destination and they can let you win for $10k. Rarely takes more than 2 minutes.
Other than that, there is usually an Adversary Mode with 2x $ and RP bonuses. The problem is that not only are most of them dull, but they also involve PvP, often with guns, which is not very low-level-friendly. I'd suggest trying out ones with vehicles instead.
Heists you shouldn't bother with, either you'll get matched up with a crew of utter idiots or the R* P2P servers will crap on you. Lots of potential, but it's only fulfilled if you do everything perfectly.
Lastly, Offices are on 25% discount until May 1st (?), which will drop the price of the cheapest one to 750k. You could take advantage of that.
Hope I helped!