Whatever you offer is cash in his pocket vs losing it to an inevitable tax lien sale = no cash & eventually no where to live.Most of these 'people' are oblivious to any knowledge of financial security so I'd find out what he would take to just walk away flush with cash.

Have you tried flushing the line to get the air out rather than bleeding?

Lender does not keep approved agents long and constantly flush out those who even in good standing.  

This picture can teach us that flush-able wipes are not actually flush-able.

If you're going to proceed to closing make sure your future tenants FULLY understand that the only things that should be flushed down the toilet are #1, #2, and toilet paper. 

You can always pay it off if you become flush. 

I have roommates so they could have flushed anything like face wipes or it could have been tree roots.

*toilet flush*there goes that turd!

They are typically around $100 and take time to replace so you may have to pay labor on that as well if you can't do it yourself.Note: older toilets can use up to 4-5 gallons PER flush.

They wouldn't have dared color on the walls, flushed Ducky down the hole, or anything else.