-Bonds- Low risk, but the interest rates are so low it is not even worth the effort.

Also, foreign investment in US bonds, real estate and stocks which has been pretty low. 

Even just one a year.its a money grab  you need a bond  insurance and 300 bucks or so to the state no test .. but you need those things to get the license.

Get the contractor to purchase a single job performance bond.

It would kill the bond market, it would make the Federal Government's debt service completely unaffordable and unsustainable, and would drive households to save even more than they are now. 

Instead of trying to replace their income with real estate, most folks would be far better off using real estate as a partial replacement to their income - in conjunction with stocks, bonds, pensions, etc.It's not hard to make $1,000-$2,000/mo in real estate but it's a whole different game at $10,000- $20,000/mo. 

That goosed demand and sent home prices to unsustainable levels.”Antoni also noted that the Federal Reserve owns a significant portfolio of bonds backed by mortgages, a key difference between the Canadian and American housing markets.

But, other parts of the economy Will crash and if that bleeds over to real estate, properties will go down in price even more.I'd keep an eye on banks, the stock market, the bond market, pension funds, energy, transportation and high tech.

I told them there was no way in hell I was paying engineering fees to put back what was there, and we settled on a compromise wherein they let me put half walls up just under my construction license/bond.

Even U.S. bonds has been degraded LOLIn CA it doesn't matter, regardless of Class A,B,C,D you still got robbed and the gov. is happy about it LOL