It kind of depends how much money you have and what kind of job you want. It's easier to find a job if you work at like a restaurant or something but a big job as in a scientist is more difficult. The ideal situation would be to fly out there for a few weeks or so and find a job and decide on a job. After that, just hire a moving truck. which you can drive or fly out there again, and make an adventure out of it. Selling your current house would probably be a good idea.
Bottom line, you should probably be sure to get a job first unless you got a good line of dough to sustain you in an apartment/hotel. It's hard to help without knowing the full situation which is at your liberty to disclose. I am not incredibly experienced in any related area, but this is what my family has done.