Due to the neighbors garage being 6 inches from my garage on one side, and my house on the other, I cannot just dig a ditch for the water to run.

My last ditch effort will be a heavy duty Ozone machine I am renting.

Also, you gotta ditch the conventional financing (I'm assuming you've got a financing contingency as well).  

To account for the certainty of flooding, Houston has built drainage channels, sewers, outfalls, on- and off-road ditches, and detention ponds to hold or move water away from local areas.

Great plot line to this fairy tale story: As a last ditch effort to regain her love, he signs the split equity contract with, “Marry me?

However, what if you can’t afford to ditch your day job yet, or are already working in real estate?

A 401k on the side can be an absolute last-ditch source of funds.

Control the controllable in this situation; you can't really make anyone do anything, but if can figure out why the ugly duckling has come on and off the market for the past three years it could help you tailor your offer to solve a problem the seller has or it may tell you to ditch the deal and run. 

So ditching a 35k loss will take a dozen years.

If your business can not pay rent and leaves you hanging with no income ditch the business and the house.