I own a ton of mobile homes built in the 70s and trust me its worth it to buy and haul a used trailer vs fixing some existing old ones.

A few months back, a regular u-haul from the bay area to Oregon cost about $1200.

And if you start one be ready to hang in there through the long-haul.

Not likely over the long haul.

Many of the owners are out of state, and have no interest in hauling a bunch of cabin decor back home.  

Based on Uhaul's study in 2019, it looks like Illinois was the destination of the least "1-way Uhaul Trips".https://www.uhaul.com/Articles/About/19965/U-Haul-Names-Top-Growth-States-Of-2019-Florida-Is-New-No-1/

Regarding growth check out this article regarding U-Haul one way moves: https://www.uhaul.com/Articles/About/U-Haul-Announces-Top-Gr...

Safety items will be higher on the list.Let them know you will need their help in clearing the yard and also things inside that would impede your ability to do necessary repairs.Provide a dumpster or a trailer to haul away trash and debris.

On the upside if you can pull it off your kids will get that 'up close and personal' exposure to making sacrifices for the long haul. 

But also the most complete (and expensive).Expensify I would say is the easiest to use and has the best interface, but it only does expenses (not income).If you're in it for the long haul it's worth considering Quickbooks as you'll eventually get used to the (awful) interface and malfunctioning rulesets, and as you grow and need more complicated things it will have them.