A court order, unless the will says otherwise
What makes Arkansas different: per the Arkansas Bar Association's own guidance for personal representatives, "legally, you cannot sell real estate without a court order approving the sale, unless the will permits it". That same guidance warns against making promises to sell before that authority is confirmed.
The representative can't buy the house themselves
A personal representative is not permitted to purchase estate property without approval from both the court and all interested parties — a genuine conflict-of-interest safeguard built into the sale process.
A tiered statutory fee, self-set subject to review
Ark. Code §28-48-108(a) caps compensation at 10% of the first $1,000, 5% of the next $4,000, and 3% of the balance of personal property. The personal representative can set this fee without petitioning the court first, though it remains subject to later court review for reasonableness.
No state estate or inheritance tax
Arkansas's estate tax piggybacked on a federal credit that no longer exists, and Arkansas has no separate inheritance tax. See Capital Gains Tax on the Sale for Arkansas's 50% long-term gain exclusion.