I don’t know the area. I am looking at the numbers only. $2.2K rent for $285K place is not sustainable. Some piece of data is missing.
A renter with $10K down can get an FHA loan and pay $1.5K/month. With taxes, insurance, PMI, maintenance it is still likely cheaper to buy than to rent.
I suppose you could rent to people who cannot qualify for FHA, like day laborers, but the balance cannot depend on that.
