So, some food for thought.Trusts seem to be the preferred method of liability and asset protection among the wealthy.  

Build up your portfolio with a professional landlord and then as your portfolio grows transfer the assets over to a larger PM firm for ongoing accounting and management. 

Use that as a downpayment on the new larger asset.

The customers prefer ATM, as you don't have to go to branch at business hours and wait in line, you can simply do it at 24-hour ATM.

We had an accounting system once that necessitated doing this - not ideal, but it keeps the assets and liabilities straight and AP is just an accrual until you pay the bill.

Unfortunately, such a funding option is not generally available for commercial properties, unless your LLC or Corp that is the borrower has other "unencumbered" assets that can be leveraged to generate the funds you need. 

The 401k is a valuable asset but its my thought that I can use this asset to further increase my portfolio by putting that money to better use.

I will leverage every asset in my name to make this happen.

Though he prefers to reposition existing multifamily properties, he has also subdivided land, built homes, and constructed self-storage.

Real Estate is a large asset class that has many different strategies inside of it.