My brother is lending funds to my LLC to purchase & fixup properties. Who should be the trustee for a deed of trust?

The lender is correct to require that the funds do not pass until the deed of trust is recorded. As you said, the trustee would hold the funds...

To clear title to yourself as successor Trustee you record a "Declaration of Death of Trustee." Then to put the condo in your name record a...

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The power of attorney died with your uncle. ("Durable" means it is still good after incapacity, but not after death.) The poa would not replace...