I used to ask the customer to provide me with a SOW.

Idaho in general is pretty pricey these days.

If we pay off Home 1, we can live pretty comfortably off the rent of that home here in Indonesia.

While you are learning and living in your first one, you want to make sure that you are keeping up with the repairs so that when you make a decision on what to do with it, you don't have a potential issue with the property you want to sell or rent when you are about to buy another.

What can I do to help him (and help me) for him to be in a position to be able to pay his rent?

Initially, we were thinking to make an LLC.

Welcome to BP! 

I didn't see where you factored in a $3000 mortgage payment (principal & interest only) in today's higher rate environment. 

It might be a value-add for prospective tenants to know there is a mechanism in place to leave early.

You shouldn't focus on the metrics first, you should make a list of places you are interested in going to or living and then see where there is crossover with that list.