Wells and septic are not scary. Unknown wells and septic are.

City buyers looking at rural property get nervous about wells and septic, and I understand it. You have never had to think about where water comes from or where waste goes. It sounds like a lot of responsibility.

It is less than you think. A well is a pump, a pressure tank, and a hole reaching an aquifer. A septic system is a tank where solids settle and a drainfield where soil does the rest. Both are mature technology. Both last a long time when maintained. Neither requires you to become an expert.

What they require is knowing what you have. For the well: the log, the depth, the flow rate, a current water test, and whether it is shared with a neighbor. For the septic: the county permit record, the system type and age, the drainfield location, pumping history, and the permitted capacity, which ties to bedroom count and limits what you can add later.

All of that is obtainable during your inspection period. Oregon keeps well logs. The county keeps septic permits. An inspector will look at both systems. This is a solvable homework assignment, not a leap of faith.

Once you own them, the maintenance list is short. Pump the tank on schedule. Do not send wipes or grease down the drain. Keep vehicles off the drainfield. Know where your well head is and keep it protected. Do those four things and you will mostly forget you have either system.

The people who get hurt out here are not the ones who bought rural property. They are the ones who bought it without asking.