You could consider the areas in the city with the highest value increases.

In some homes planting the front or placing pots could increase the curb appeal, in others it could be paint or furniture etc.

Rents have increased significantly but so have housing prices. 

Increase income, decrease DTI, and buy a home (i.e., get a higher paying job, work two jobs, go to trade school, get a higher paying degree, live in affordable area, etc...these are things that most of us did).

More eyeballs mean greater viewership, improved SEO, and increased revenue.

And over time, as those assets to make our product we sell had a fixed price, the dollar does not sit fixed, our cost of product increases meaning increased cash-flow.

The population continues to rise, increasing the demand for housing.

With the COVID-era surge in home prices, rapid increases in mortgage rates, and rents not keeping pace, it really has gotten harder to make these deals work.

If they have, you extend that time to 6 months from date of death.On top of that, every month you delay buying the house, the loan balance is going to increase. 

This is usually done to increase your rental income but it comes with a price as you are finding out.