Removal and infill of garage door, new siding ($1,000)7.

Am I required to have the house tested and lead removed prior to renting? 

Unfortunately the VA appraisal process is a bureaucracy so might have a hard time having him removed, but you can "remove" him from your transactions.Given that there is a VA appraisal, which is attached to the property, taking another VA or FHA offer will not help you.

If the fence is your proceed, it you removed it and wanted it gone it's yours if you do new it's yours, but I'f  make sure you put up some plastic temporary fencing if they have a dog, so their pit bull doesn't come over and greet you.. 

I just paid for the removal of the tree from the car.  

In my opinion It's not ideal for rental.. at least here in the US (I noticed you are in Canada... not sure how it works there)Here you have to pay property taxes and insurance... you obviously need to pay for maintenance as well as property management (even if you manage yourself consider that your time = money)... you also need to take into consideration initial vacancy and the fact that sometimes it take couple of tenant's before you get a good one that stays very long termHere once I take all my costs out I tend to make approx 30% of my rent in the first year50% in year two and three 60% afterwards If rent is $1200, it would me bring net $400 avg first 12 months ($4800 first year), $600/mo second year, $700/mo afterwards... probably a hair more if I include a rent increaseYour interest payment after the first year is going to be approx $700/mo... which means you are barely making it.

Being that this is family how do I handle the management aspect of it..do I remove myself from the payment collection process and let a management company handle it, or do I manage it like I manage all my other properties all by myself.

I am wondering in this case can you remove the lock? 

@Patrick M.Start with http://www6.homedepot.com/tool-truck-rental/Compact_Floor_Stripper/NS2010/index.html to remove parquet.

But with property taxes north of 2% and landlords paying heat, hot water, snow removal, and maintenance costs on older buildings, few of these deals are profitable.