Jared and I are deciding if we should use a moving company or not, since the new job has offered to pay for relocating costs. We’ve never used a moving company before and I have no idea what the costs would be. We will not be bringing a lot of our furniture, but will still have a good amount of stuff and could definitely use help packing up the nicer pieces that we are bringing. We are planning on flying out, not driving. We have friends who have used a crate. You fill it up and pack it as you want, and it gets shipped (driven) out in a week to your new home. That seems okay, but we are looking into all of our options. Has anyone used a moving company before that you can recommend to us to get started with a quote? Does anyone know how far ahead of time you need to reserve these things? I’ve never paid a cent to move before so I’m a little clueless.