jazzly

So after a long AP, finally and hopefully I will get my visa next week. Now a big challenge is selling the house (which I had to pull off during summer because of the uncertainty of the length of my AP). I want to sell house ASAP. However I can wait till March for market to pickup a little bit, and my mortgage from my pocket. In the meantime I will move to US as I have to get SSN and accept a job that I already have interviewed for. The problem is that after reading the sticky thread my head is spinning. I am very confused about becoming non-Resident Canadian and all the fall out. Its seems to me like a person is committing a crime by settling outside of Canada. I am confused about when to sell house (before or after I leave Canada), my checking account and credit cards (I want to keep them all for a year atleast). Don't know about RRSP. I also need to know the safest and most cost effective way of moving money (from house sale) to US without getting any penalty or ridiculous amount in transfer fees. I believe I can transfer my credit score with Amex, as I will need it to get a new car in States. Choosing a moving companies is also a big question mark right now. I spent dozens of hours on VJ and Internet back in spring/summer and had all my ducks in line, but now since Visa is so close I am feeling lost. I need some help here in the planning, winter is around the corner and we have to move with two little kids. Thanks.