Cannot install apps? - G 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Device: Moto G (2nd Edition)
Service: Republic Wireless (uses Sprint's network)
Android: 4.4.4
Rooted: no
Issue: As of yesterday, installing apps does not work. If through the Play Store, the download hangs around 90% permanently (I believe it is attempting to install - I have seem it jump from 90% to "installing" before). If through side-loading .apk's, the install screen hangs. I have cleared the data/cache and force stopped: (1) Google Play Store, (2) Play Services, (3) Google Service Framework; after restarting, the problem persisted.
I would like to avoid factory resetting. Also, I am afraid of uninstalling updates to the above 3 system apps and reinstalling, considering the fact that I currently cannot install anything. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thank you!
EDIT: Additional info:
I have 4.7 gig free out of 13 usable (16 total iirc). I used ES File Explorer to clear "junk data" as they call it (cache/temp files). I just now cleared the cache through the android system recovery mode (guide on androidpit).
Somewhere in the background the 2 apps I was attempting to side-load seem to have installed (without notifying me) after I "quit" the install. However, after uninstalling them and trying to reinstall it still seems to hang (15 minutes as of this message, with a 2 mb app).
Also I do not know if it is relevant, but after restarting I cannot use the power button to "sleep/lock" the phone for the first 30 sec ~ 2 min. After that it works fine.
Thanks again for any advice!

Try changing ur screen time out to 30mins, so that the screen is on while the app is downloading, if that doesn't work ... Clear ur cache and dalvik cache via recovery. Or download the apps using a 3rd party App Store Like Amazon underground /get jar /mobogenie or uc browser , coz a factory reset might solve the problem Which you wouldn't prefer.

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