I’d like to transfer 50% of my retirement savings invested in stock market to real estate investment for passive income from rentals, buy and hold, in the next 5 years.

If the returns are better with real estate than the current stocks/funds in the SEP, then this could be a good way to boost your retirement savings.

Can a better 401(k) with stock investments compete with these safe returns?

I have been wanting to invest in stocks as well as real estate.

Or if anyone knows a great forum like BP that focuses on stock market investing, that would also help.Thanks

If you default, I have no way to recover my loan from your other assets.Net worth = value of your Assets less LiabilitiesCash is just one assetYou can have equity in other properties you ownEquity in the stock marketEquity in the home you live in nowEquity in businesses etc.

The same thing happens in the stock market, people overreact to negative news and sell off over fear.

You could throw 95K into decent stocks and have far less hassle.

That being said, I've been very interested in real estate for the past couple years and now I'm jumping in with two feet in hope of diversifying out of the stock market, supplementing my income with some cash flow properties and eventually being financially free!

@Jay Leisten is right, but in my experience, most agents treat new investors like a speculative stock.