Moving advice

Forget it. It will not end smoothly. I guarantee it.

Use a pod or two. Pick it up and they will hold for you until move in.

We weren't moving same day, but if you are doing that, have movers come get your stuff that morning, closing, closing, movers at new place in the afternoon.

We pretty much moved all the small stuff ourselves and help from friends and had the big stuff, furniture/beds etc, by a local moving company. Group of guys called Acme movers. It was basically 5 dudes and what appeared to be an old U-Haul truck.

They were awesome, didn't break anything and didn't put any holes in the walls hauling shite upstairs. Wound up tipping them an extra 25 apiece and bought them pizza and beers afterwards.

Best money spent.

Side note: while moving, I didn't realize how much shite my wife and I actually had...

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What was your best experience moving and what strategies would you recommend?

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Box up all the little shite ahead of time and use the opportunity to declutter your life.

Hire someone to come pick up all the boxes/furniture in the morning and unload it into the new place in the evening.

I moved twice in a 4 month span in 2019, the movers were worth every penny.

My suggestion is to move out of Louisiana.

Moving always takes longer than you think it will. Dont wait until the last minute. give yourself a few days to complete the move

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closing on 2 homes and moving same day

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Yeah.
That's not happening.
As others have stated, get PODs or similar to store shite for up to a few days.

Did it years back, closings at the same time, have the movers load your truck before you goto the closing, then go directly from the closing to the new place. It sucks that day but then it’s over

When we moved last year we negotiated for 3 days after selling our house to stay with a rental rate after that (which we didn't use/plan to use). Made everything much easier and we moved on the 2nd or 3rd day, can't remember.

As for moving, like anything else pouring time into prep will make life easier and save you money if you're doing an hourly move. We probably dropped 300-400 bucks on bankers boxes and crates and good quality wrap/bubble wrap. Well worth it. Packed everything up room by room over two weeks or so, really only did an hour or so a day. Spend the time appropriately taping/labeling, etc. and do organization on the front end.

When I'm packing 2-3 boxes a day over 2-3 weeks while drinking a beer and listening to music, it's completely fine and non-stressful. It's almost a puzzle figuring out how to best get stuff packed and planned. When you're doing it 2-3 days before a move it's a fricking nightmare. I actually prefer the slow pack method over paying someone else pack due to the reduced time crunch. And we're typically people who will pay for convenience.