People who can't, or won't, afford to pay up for excellent representation will be gambling with the biggest purchase they are likely to ever make in their lifetime.

Asset protection trusts seem to be irrevocable and some people say they need to be off-shore. 

If there is a potential for loss of any kind, then you are using their funds for your benefit - i.e. gambling with other peoples money - so definitely a place you don't want to go.

I had an extremely similar situation last year, it was a property I was fixing up to sell, the main contractor had some issues (maybe drinking, drug or gambling) and kept asking me for money saying he needed to pay the crew and has been working really hard.

(Gambling, drugs, divorce and lust)

There are no interior pictures on the listing - none and no viewings.Price of property is pretty interesting though. ( I am not a fan of gambling )How i can see inside of property ?

Im in this space and in no why would I ever gamble my mothers resources she will need on one of the most volatile, high risk aspects with a very high failure rate.

Gambling is short-term speculative play; that's flipping,  that's Vegas slots, sports betting.

I used to own three rentals in Seattle but after 2012 when the prices got too high I realized that sophisticated buy-and-hold investors invest where the numbers make sense with cash flow, not appreciation (gambling).

But knowing what you are doing should be a part of investing anywhere -otherwise it is gambling and not investing.