You have other issues to contend with when you decide to sell property. You will find that when you sell the property you are also subject to the Capital Gains Tax. The Capital Gains Tax is paid whenever someone makes a profit above a certain level selling property or other assets. When a person dies the increase on the value of property that may have occurred is subject to a tax. Even if you were to sell the property a few years later you would be subject to the tax.
After the death if the property value increases the Capital Gains Tax can be enacted to make sure the government gets the appropriate amount of tax since the death. If you have actually been living in the home since the death of the person you may not be subjected to the Capital Gains Tax. It will be dependent on the property value and of course if you have been using the home as your main home.
There are other courses of action when you inherit a home. In some cases a person may not elect to sell the property as they have no need to pay off debts and yet they still keep a second property.