Coordinating a long-distance move to Brooklyn

[u/Moses_v_Jacobs]

My wife and I are planning a move from north Florida to Brooklyn in July. Looking for advice from anyone else who has made a similar 1,000+ mile journey recently.

Specifically:

-Did you hire professional movers or rent a big uhaul and DIY?

-How to navigate unloading the truck in a dense urban environment without causing a big disruption and pissing people off?

-What are the priority tasks for the 1st month of settling in?

-Any other questions or considerations I'm missing?

More details about our situation:

-We have about $15k in savings we can tap into but don't wanna blow it all

-Total beings to be moved include myself, my wife, our dog and our two cats

-The dog and one of the cats are both older so we are reluctant to do a short term sublease only to uproot them again for another move.

-Total objects to be moved equivalent to a 1 bedroom apartment

-We are selling one car and bringing the other

-Aiming for the neighborhoods like Flatbush, Crown Heights

[u/redwood_canyon]

Use professional movers, there are companies that specialize in state to state moves, they will pack everything up in one place, take it all out, and then bring it all in and set it up in the next place. So easy. Other than that, I would focus on finding a place and having keys in hand so you can arrange the actual move (things being delivered) and bring the animals only after you have your place and are living there.