The power comes from the will, not the court
What makes Kansas different: K.S.A. 59-1413 lets an executor exercise a will-based power of sale without any order of the district court, unless the will provides otherwise. Kansas case law confirms the power to sell under a will "is not derived from probate court, but from the will" itself.
No power of sale? Three specific paths remain
K.S.A. 59-1410 lets the executor sell when necessary to pay funeral expenses, last-sickness costs, administration expenses, taxes, debts, or legacies charged on the real estate; when the court finds the property a "wasting asset" whose retention would harm the estate; or whenever the court determines a sale otherwise serves the estate's best interests.
No statutory fee percentage
K.S.A. 59-1717 requires only "just and reasonable" compensation as the court allows — no fixed percentage, with courts weighing time, complexity, skill, and results. Co-executors typically share a single reasonable fee.
No state estate or inheritance tax
Kansas imposes neither. See Capital Gains Tax on the Sale for Kansas's own income tax treatment of the gain.