These are hard to find, but definitely doable.

I guess I was looking for info on what is doable (i.e. legal) and what's not.Let's forget my brother is in the equation at all...As I understand it, people buy apartment buildings to facilitate 1031s all the time?

Most of us use private money for this, and its certainly do-able.

After I speak with him, I should have a better idea if this will be doable or not.

You will need to double check their work, but should be doable and more systematized. 

The loan is doable, even with financing from Fannie/Freddie, as long as the appraiser is willing to state the following in the appraisal:1.

Also the one hour drive with tolls to and from work is doable, but not the most appealing. 

I guess I am asking if it is doable with investment property.  

@Mike Nowicki oh, one more - I would not transfer anything to the trust without first obtaining a written opinion from the banks legal department, stating they are ok with it ( pain in the rear by itself, but doable)

This is doable as the property doesn't have THAT much that absolutely needs to be done.