This process is called probate.So when someone says my XXx left me YYY in their will, it does not mean that the person will actually get that item. 

As CEO you don't want to worry about the $15 expenses, but you need to understand when and how you are to be contacted for big items. 

I literally get about 10 items of junk mail a week from these sweatshops.

You could specify and be crystal clear about what items/materials you want where but let the acquisition and purchase fall on the contractor.

Larger houses can be a bit more difficult as a missed item can balloon quickly into a large overage. 

The standard deduction increased in 2018 so you want to see whether your itemized or standard deduction will be higher.

There is a coffee shop that is recently closed in our town and I am planning to buy a few items of furniture and other pieces of stuff for a second hand, marked down price. 

I took a brief look at your property and I would recommend a number of items. 

I had a chance to speak the gentleman who performed the pre-listing inspection a few weeks afterward and he told me that the real estate company who hired him to perform the pre-listing inspection excludes the roof, the exterior foundation, and a few other important items from his scope of work when he is working for them.

They should have contested a line item then as we had done when security deposits and commission to the buyers agent was not listed.