Missouri Revised Statutes Title XXXI. Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability § 473.460. Purposes for which property may be sold, mortgaged, leased or exchanged

(1) For the payment of claims allowable against the estate;

(2) For the payment of any allowance made to the surviving spouse and minor children of a decedent;

(3) For the payment of any legacy given by the will of the decedent;

(4) For the payment of expenses of administration including court costs;

(5) For the payment of any gift, estate, inheritance or transfer taxes assessed upon the transfer of the estate or due from the decedent or his estate;

(6) For any other purpose in the best interests of the estate; or if it would be burdensome to the heirs or devisees to distribute the personal property or the real estate in kind.