Getting to $4000-$5000 in commerical real estate after graduation

[Justin A.]

I am graduating next fall with an engineering degree and I plan on working as soon as I graduate. I have been able to save ~$24,000 from my work from the past 6 summers. Some of it is already invested, but I would like to get on track in real estate to start generating monthly income on the side in the range of $4000-$5000. I have been told to get into commercial real estate, so what do I need to do to get a property or multiple properties to get this range of income?

By the way, I live in the Atlanta area.