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Are you planning to keep any trees or structures, or is it a complete blank-slate situation? If it's truly overgrown, a land-clearing contractor with heavy equipment is your safest bet - they'll handle grading, remove buried debris, and actually compact the soil properly so your foundation doesn't settle unevenly later. One thing people often overlook: check for utility lines (gas, electric, water) before anything gets cleared, because hitting one during excavation can turn expensive really fast.
Don't just burn it down or hack away with a chainsaw solo - you'll create safety hazards and miss stuff underground like stumps and rocks that'll wreck your foundation later. Best move is to hire a land clearing contractor with heavy equipment (excavator, bulldozer) who can grade it properly, remove stumps at the roots, and haul away debris. Before they roll in though, do you know if there's anything protected on the site - wetlands, archaeology, endangered species habitat? That stuff varies wildly by location and can totally change your approach and timeline.
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