The first concern I have is whether or not you will be living at the property. Merely visiting it daily does not really count, unless you have very close family adjoining your property. The reason I say this is simple. No matter what livestock you have, if they can get out, they will. I have both Boer goats, and Angus cattle. I have been rotating the same livestock in and out of the same pastures for years. The first thing they do when put into a fresh pasture with grass to their bellies, is walk the fence. Every time! They cannot get out, yet they still show the intention. Being the new owner in the area, whatever you end up with, you don't want to start off on the wrong foot with your new neighbors. Chasing my own animals is bad enough, chasing someone else's while they are no where around is another story. Boer goats are far easier to fence than any other breed of goat that I know of. Mine declare anything from six feet down theirs. Small trees will be stripped of bark and die. If the ground is hilly, they do far less damage to the soil than cows. Goats must have a run-in shed to get out of inclement weather or you will quickly lose them. If not due to sickness, then to coyotes. While not intelligent, the do know coyotes stay out of barns for the most part. Cows trample brush, goats consume it. Cows graze grasses, goats browse like deer. (dry leaves, tree bark, grasses, weeds, saplings, a couple of bites of each before moving on to the other) Goats are also much easier to handle if you do not have handling facilities. That's good, because they do need feet trimmed and de-wormed 3-4 times a year. Not a bad job at all, they just require it. You can pick up goats or cows in the spring, then sell them late summer, and avoid the most labor intensive part of livestock ownership. Goats will definitely go places cows will not. Depends on the lay of your land. Hope it helps, and good luck whichever route you choose.