I'm the only child and I'm the executor. Do I need probate to sell the house?

Not all wills need to be probated, but sometimes it's not clear whether a will needs to go through that process in any given situation. A reader recently wrote to me to ask whether he needs probate in his specific case. Some of you will certainly recognize his situation because he is an only child and he is named as executor. Those two facts certainly make things easier for him, not least of