If the title is clear, what would prevent me from being able to sale the property or take equity out?  

Your absolutely right though, need to get that termite bond and ongoing preventative treatments.

But it's a way to prevent being abandoned as the end of the job approaches with a tiny draw at the end.

The National Association of Realtors® is the second largest lobbying organization in the country, I suspect they would throw all their cash reserves at trying to prevent this kind of thing, but there is also a good chance Amazon's model would resonate with local governments as a way to boost the economy as not paying 5-6 percent to sell would increase a homeowner's discretionary spending money and increase the collective net worth of homeowners to the tune of hundreds of billions dollars.

Should I put concrete around this area prevent water from seeping into the foundation and basement windows or pitching the ground level so water drains out faster towards a drain that goes out to street drain. 3. 

I bought the lot 10+ years ago to prevent a slash-and-burn developer from getting it and putting a home that wasn't right for the historic neighborhood (it's not designated, modern homes look extremely out of place here).  

This has prevented me from getting into residential and drawn me more towards commercial, maybe that is a false assumption.

Ultimately it may be in your best interest to take care of it and may be required by law depending on the state.Rats don't squeeze in under a door, not a normal door at least, so I would first make sure that all outside cracks, crevices and holes are filled up, especially in a crawl space to prevent anymore from getting in.Then, again it really depends on the state laws, but after my due diligence is done sealing up the up the outside and inside of any places a rat could get in I would think about telling the tenant that they can buy rat traps or whatever they want to use to get rid of what's is inside and I will reimburse them the cost with a recipe, I would only do this if I felt comfortable with local laws otherwise I would just hire a pest control person to take care of it.

The home owner may have filed the BK for legitimate reasons, but as far as including the home that is currently going through a foreclosure in a trustee state is concerned, the CH 7 BK will not prevent the sale.

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