@William Causey depends on the transaction and the parties involved.Agree with @Dennis McNeely on some of the transaction costs.A different issue though is with an Assignment, the buyer gets to see what you paid for the property.

Anyone else having issues?

Just curious if you can sell the lot after approval by the city and recorded with the county or do you have to wait for APN's to be issued? 

Thank you in advance for any insight and advice in talking through the equity and distribution stakes.

In my mind if you have these issues if I was the seller I would let  you cancel and get your EM back  not your inspections and other things but EM yes.

There's a good chance the issue(s) you face has already been discussed and answered.Ask questions in the appropriate forum.

I invest locally and invest out of state, and the main issue for most is the shiny diamond syndrome providing you the reasons why investing (insert area here) is the best place. 

Keep in mind that I am selling them as affordable fixer uppers and usually only address any health, safety, and functionality issues.

This plays into the affordability issues for tenants by allowing them to live in nicer neighborhoods for less money, yet I get monthly revenue comparable to short-term rentals.

Major issues are lack of parking, lack of elevators, leading to numerous unlived in units.