We spent about $4,000 to move a 1700 square foot house halfway across the country (2300 miles). We hired a couple of our son's friends at the front end ($200 plus pizza and beer), Ryder truck (around $3500 with gas), and a couple of strong young locals at the new place to help unload ($200 plus beer), and 2 nights in a hotel. It took 10 hours to load and 4 hours to unload a 32 foot truck. The professional mover's estimate was $12,000.
I was scared of driving a big truck, but I did fine. I learned how to use the mirrors, stayed in the right lane at all times, only stopped for gas and food at interstate gas stations,