<prompt> Human: My mom passed away unexpectedly 7 years ago. Before she died, she was not in a good place and I was paying her bills. Since she passed away, I have been carrying her mortgage and keeping up her home. She died unexpectedly without a will she was only 52, so I hired an attorney to set up an estate. I havent done anything with the estate since and Im ready to get this thing cleaned up.I have three primary questions:Is it better for me to sell the house in her name, acting as her executor, or sell it to me then sell it under my name?If its better to transfer it to me first, what steps should I take to minimize my financial obligations?Can I reimburse myself for the money Ive put into the estate both before and after death to minimize the capital gains?To give more context, when my mom passed the home was worth approx 100k we had looked into selling before she passed. At the time she owed 80k in all outstanding liens. Since then, I have put in approximately 65k in the house including fixing it up. Its now worth anywhere from 150-170k. The current outstanding liens total approx 40k.Im not sure if this is important, but I have two brothers who have waived any rights to the inheritance from selling the home estate attorney helped me with that initially. We split my mothers retirement and life insurance payout right after she passed. Regarding the house, they understood I was assuming all the risk and paid all the costs so I would keep all the benefit.I can provide more info, but I really dont know where to start. If the best answer is to go back to the estate attorney I can do that. Im just hoping to get reimbursed and move on.  <response>: That lawyer you hired? Its literally his job to know the situation and state specific answers to these questions. 