Cosmetic work, fresh paint, decluttering decades of belongings and fixing anything visibly broken, tends to pay for itself because it removes reasons for a buyer to discount the price, and it is usually the fastest path from an inherited house to a listing that shows well.
A full kitchen or bathroom renovation is a different calculation, since that kind of project rarely returns its full cost at resale and takes months an estate on a settlement timeline often does not have, so the better move is usually pricing honestly for the home's actual condition rather than sinking estate funds into a remodel.
A home inspection, typically $400 to $600, done before you decide will tell you which repairs are safety issues worth fixing and which are cosmetic preferences you can leave to the next owner. Get your hand-reviewed valuation from Joel Dyck.