@Kody Broussard CAP Rate will vary based on location but I would reach out to some local commercial brokers in the areas you like and ask them

You should also list your educational degrees and some the places where you have very successfully worked, so potential clients will know all of the things you have done in the past that would make them want to listen to anything you might have to say ... oh ... and also for them to be willing to pay money to hear what might come out of your mouth!

I graduated from college with a business degree that had a real estate emphasis.  

It varies by city and by state.

Its that 15 degree's of separation.. there was a novel ( fiction)  that was popular in the 90's called the Celetine prophecies and the upshot is you never know were a chance meeting will lead you.. but you have to MEET.. not just hid behind a computer. ( not that your hiding behind a computer ) but you get what I mean.. it takes getting out there and mixing and that one meeting could change your life..

I have a passion for technology and will be getting a degree in engineering and look to one day start my own engineering business.

We are in Tampa, but I can't believe the tenant profile varies much bw the Tampa Bay area and the Marco market.  

Rules on talking to people that are in the foreclosure process vary widely by state.

I graduated from college with a business degree that emphasized real estate.  

@Jordan Decuir great question and this will vary on your comfort level.