I was debating moving myself from Florida to PA this summer but I'm working way too much to focus the time and energy to it without losing my mind. The only times I've moved across the country, I've either done it myself or was moved by the Army. So I don't even know where to start looking for companies.

Just using this board to look for recommendations or tips and advice. What have you learned, what should you have done differently??

Go to the websites of the major national van line companies (United, Allied, Mayflower, etc.) and fill out their online forms to start the process on getting quotes. I have found that paying the extra money to have them box up all your stuff the day before is totally worth it. Much easier and less stressful. My cross-country moves have generally been around $10-15k total.

I know people that have had success with UPack as well, where they drop the truck or the pod in front of your house and then pick it up when you are ready. Then you just hire local movers for labor on each end.

Do not fill out any forms on websites that promise to get you lots of quotes from different movers. These are scams. You will get tons of phone calls and seemingly great quotes. They add a lot more when it comes time to pay, they don't show up when promised, and they break/lose a lot of your stuff. That was a difficult lesson I had to learn once.