[crystalp]

I'm sure it depends on the county/state, but in our state, if you want to use a private hs company, the state only accepts one company's homestudies. So, make sure your state/county will accept the hs done by whatever company you contact.

And on your other question, I have heard (not confirmed myself) that most states won't send a homestudy done by them to other states for a specific period of time. They do this because after they have fronted the cost of the hs and getting you licensed they want you to help out their state and their state's children first.

Hope this helps!