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.

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.

@Ali Harris, this is probably my favorite part of real estate investing: seeing the potential in a property that isn't readily apparent to most other people, and then executing a plan to bring your vision to life - so cool to hear you're exploring this!

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.

If you're interested, send me a DM and  I can put together a list of my favorite meetups. 

It has long been a favorite for local investors and in the 6-8 years the word spread and it is a hotbed for many more now.

(Gambling, drugs, divorce and lust)

My current favorite is to use the standard contract realtors use in my state of Arizona.

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 ?

My favorite program has a 90-day seasoning requirement, and we often kick off the refinance around day 45-60 of ownership.