I got a list of distressed sellers in my area about a month ago for marketing to, before this collapse really took off.

I am closing in on the 10 year mark and I dont have any signs of collapsing.

Recently i found out that the lot next door has been purchased and plans have been filed for a major ground-up development that will require a pretty large scale Excavation and Underpinning of my property's foundation.There have been many horror stories in NY about shoddy underpinning work causing a complete collapse of the building next door. 

The ants generally take it back to the colony and this causes a colony to collapse (also works for some breeds of roaches).

This house has a pool that has caved in because it was drained all the way down and collapsed in.

In Atlanta - someone mentioned Gwinnett county - Last night part of a main freeway towards Gwinnett county collapsed due to a fire underneath.

Unfortunately, during the collapse in 2008-2009 I was in no position to purchase real estate and set myself up for success.

The rental market is going to collapse.

I remind everyone, industry collapse dosn't just happen, it requires a special recipe of ingredients and a rather universal one of those ingredients is greater supply than utilitarian demand can support, because in the vast majority of historical "collapses" they were actually market corrections from a bubble.

Neglecting the possibility of a complete collapse of the US, because that really would apply to most assets most investors might put their money in, you WILL get exactly that return and you WILL get your principal back.