Ask Angie: How to get a house that's part of an estate ready for sale

Dear Angie: How can you sell a home that's a part of an estate without putting a lot of money into it? My siblings and I have been trying to sell my mother's home, after she passed. It is a wonderful home, but she was 86 years old and the basement has not been cleaned in probably 10-15 years. We have not gotten an offer in over six months. …