A vacant property is a real insurance risk, since a standard homeowner policy can lapse or exclude coverage on an unoccupied home, so the executor should confirm vacant-property coverage with the estate's insurer before the house sits empty for long.
The executor also owes every named beneficiary a transparent accounting of the sale, including the listing price rationale, any offers received and the final net proceeds, since disputes among heirs over an inherited house are one of the more common estate conflicts.
A documented, hand-reviewed valuation, alongside legal fees running roughly $800 to $1,500 at closing, gives the executor a defensible number to show beneficiaries and the court if the sale is ever questioned. Get your hand-reviewed valuation from Joel Dyck.