Ask HN: Need help orchestrating a move to the west coast

I am based out of the North East (not Boston or NYC) and have decided to move to the west coast, ideally to SF (but other places up and down the coast are an option as well.)

I need help from people in this community who have done something like this successfully to share their experiences and perhaps give some pointers.

My background: I have a wife and a small baby. I own my house. I have 10+ years experience in different areas of technology -earlier experience mostly related to software development (Web / Business Applications) and more recently doing various different things that are not necessarily hands sw dev but 'businessy' things that require a technical background. I have been part of a startup and have a learned a lot of things about doing more with less. In general, Today I would say I am more of generalist that can be very hands on when it comes to software and technology.

1. Given my background what is the best way to make this move ? 2. How did you plan your move, like selling your house and timing it with the move ? 3. Did you just land and then find a job or went with a job in hand ? 4. What kind of time frame is reasonable for such a project ? 5. Point out anything else that I should keep in mind while I take on this project.

Thank you very much for helping a fellow member.