If you have no overlap, you can order a PODS pod instead of a uhaul, fill it up and schedule its delivery for a few days later when you have the lease on the new place.

Bridgeport is prone to flooding, so make sure to check a flood zone map and just look around when you are looking for places to make sure you are up the hill

Mmmm. Schadenfreude

Instead of selling, list your stuff on Craigslist free and someone will come take it off your hands in under an hour. This is how I get rid of things that no one in my buy nothing group wants