I get why these houseplants are popular recommendations, there's a bunch of various talks that reference these as good for helping with air quality. That said, I wonder if it's really good advice to buy exotic indoor plants - there's plenty of native plant salvage[0]/restoration groups that could probably help you find something you can nurse indoors and plant outside later, may help one learn about things native to your area too. These groups usually do a couple sales a year so just get on their mailing lists and be ready to pounce.
[0] example of one group in central WA: https://www.nativeplantsalvage.org/