The nice thing is your equity will likely grow quickly in the area. 

Then a nice flat lot.  

Go to etsy and search for "rental property tracker" and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track up to 20 rentals.

The 8 unit has been a nice long term unit and has potential for MTRs.

Nice size.

With your VA loan as @Johnny Lynum says, you could get a nice property for little down.

Quote from @Zach Edelman: Nice deal.

Hi,I have recently purchased a nice few units in a Class C area and managing the properties on my own.

Nice! 

@Tyler Bushey nice try, those of us with oil are often a mile or miles from natural gas and propane is $$$ and even if you had gas if  you have one boiler it doesn't solve the problem.