We have learned to adapted.

You must adapt the information that makes sense to your situation. 

Don't quit, adapt!

I say you need to be flexible and adapt to the market and what the market gives you. 

But if requirements floow through, you'll find lenders adapting, working smarter, seeking better financing, performing better underwriting and thereby reducing servicing costs.

I would adapt the eventual thing I would build to the market.

Find an architect that is experienced in Adaptive Reuse and knows the local planning code and have them render an opinion if this property is viable for Adaptive Reuse. 

Another alternative if you need to plug something in is the 2 prong to 3 prong adapters which are only about $0.50 or you could rip off the ground prong from a surge protector.  

I don't advocate learning one or just two systems, markets and conditions change, if you can't adapt to the right strategy to the property you will have limited yourself.

I like the KISS method too, a simple check list or point system adopted could place a neighborhood and dwelling within a better defined classification that would be adaptable anywhere in the country.