Would this be considered an investment on Fafsa?

Question

I'm filling out my Fafsa right now, and I'm rather confused on what an investment entails. I read their list on what would constitute an investment, but I'm still not sure if my dad's businesses would fall under that category. He has two restaurants. He sold both of them, just the business part or something, and he says he still owns the actual building and land and I think he's paid some amount monthly by the current owners for something. He also just recently finished building a Plaza/complex, and he'll be renting out the units. Would any of these be considered investments in real estate, or are they just businesses? And they wouldn't be considered in the net worth because they're small businesses? I feel like I'm over thinking things, and some of the information I gave might be irrelevant, but I just wanted to make sure that I'm understanding things correctly. Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

I don't think they are considered 'investments'. I think thats a 'business' I think investments would be like a stock option. roth IRa...but not totally sure...I filled one out 2....I wouldn't even dabble with that.