What to look for?

Sasha girl that's terrible! I'm so sorry to hear your experience-it must be really frightening. I can't imagine people threatening others, especially kids. Will you stay there or move because of this?

OP, I would have the water tested if you are planning to drink it, and get a good assessment of the well-dug or drilled, see if the actual pump is in good shape and find out if any repairs have been done on it. Re: the septic-I don't know if you need a mortgage or not, but I believe the septic has to pass inspection or be repaired for a mortgage. If it's the type that needs to be pumped I would pay to have that done and have an inspector check out the septic at the same time. You'll have to do this regardless of whether you do a composting toilet.

If the wiring is old I would get a seperate electrical assessment-I think you really need a qualified electrician to do this well. If schools are important to you I would take a good look at the local school and any alternatives there might be. Nice to know your options.

I know there's lots of other stuff, but that's what comes to mind right now.

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We had the same experience . We had been looking for years and when we saw this place, it just felt right.

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Yes, I really worry about septic systems. It really makes me angry that I have to have one by law when a good composting toilet does as good a job with less water. It makes no sense to me.

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At my parents house (in the country) the laundry and bathwater (greywater) drained separate from the toilet/septic system.

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All of this will depend on local codes. Check your local codes.

Raw land:
Perk test
septic system needed
water quaility
easements
mineral rights
local coding

You don't want to buy your dream property and have a feed lot operation open up next door. Check the city and county codes.

Find out what needs to be approved to get the mortgage. We had to get a "certificate" for our septic or in lieu, title insurance, without either the septic would have had to been uncovered and inspected. A composting system may need special approval. The dug well might be a problem, they prefer drilled. All these things wouldn't be an issue when a person buys a house outright, but who can afford that these days?

What kind of pump is available? A manual pump is always good insurance for power outages and electric pump breakdowns. Does the well have a history of going dry in the summer? Windbreaks are good to have. Fruit trees, fencing, outdoor lights, power to the outbuildings? How much land is cleared? Is there a woodlot (hardwood vs softwood)? Look at the driveway, how will it fair in the winter? Too steep or curvy when icy, wash out in the spring? Snow removal? Is the property on a main road (good in winter - better municipal plowing)? How much road noise is there at night? How far away is the closest neighbour? There is a balance between privacy and possible help in emergencies. Does the neighbour have loose dogs (problem for livestock)?

hmm... that's all I can think of for now...

Sasha girl, that's terrifying, like a scary movie...

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It depends. In some places it is allowed to have a seperate greywater and blackwater system. It actually makes more sense, because greywater is hard on the septic system.

Not all composting toilets produce a liquid residue. Many are designed to evaporate liquid, and it is mostly the kind that use water as a carrier that produce much liquid. Then in must go into an appropriate system. But the kind that add no water are pretty dry.