As others said, get rid of what you no longer need. Why pay to move it? Take all valuables yourself, especially jewelry, photo IDs (passport, etc)., legal papers, silver, coins, stamps...that sort of thing. We've always used national companies. My brother used a POD to move. If I had it to do over, I'd sell everything but linens and a few mementoes and buy furniture at the new place. The old furniture seldom suits, for some reason. IMHO