So everything should be stacked as if you were stacking a stack of pancakes, with the syrup (rain water) hitting the top pancake (the topmost shingles at the roof peak) and running down from there. 

Also, even if the lot is flat as a pancake.... you need to make sure the soil is good for building upon.

If you fly in to check out the 'hood be sure to have breakfast at the Hasty Tasty Pancake House.

I’m based in California were any RE here sells like hot pancakes.

well its simple math really.in many markets there simply are not enough homes to keep up with the population and the values of existing homes makes it near impossible to build new with what every thing cost to build new homes in many markets.. so you take out new construction .. like in many markets hardly any has been built in 10 years.. recycle the old homes.. and population goes up .. you have the markets you have now.you go to parts of the mid west that have seen steady population decline over the last 20 years and markets are flat as a pancake on values and no new construction but still plenty of homes to go around since people are fleeing not coming.. for instance in Portlandia 80 people each and every day move here from somewhere.so that's my take on it.also as investor don't we want are properties to go up? 

I think this calls for pancakes.

It is much easier to find leaks using air with a larger air compressor (3.0 CFM or larger, not pancake style) because it puts out enough air that you can sometimes hear it coming out of a split pipe.  

They can be found on the following blog http://www.musclehack.com/Here are a couple of my favorite:Mashed Potatoes Replacement: Mashed Cauliflower - http://www.musclehack.com/best-mashed-cauliflower-recipe/Homemade Protein bar: http://www.musclehack.com/homemade-protein-bar-recipe/Low-Carb Pancakes: http://www.musclehack.com/delicious-low-carb-pancake-recipe/These are all relatively easy to make and taste good.

But earthquakes are always a risk.. the largest earthquake on record out side of Alaska was in the mid west.. and they say they are due for a big one again.. so its just life.. you live it the best you can and hope your not in an unreinforced building or like what happened to hwy 880 in Oakland during the Loma preita quake and it pancaked the freeway and many died..

The can of beans is dented, the pancake mix box is crushed on the top.