Have you bought a bigger home to take in more kids...

We moved into a bigger home during the time we were being licensed (from a 3 br/2 ba to a 6 br/3 1/2 ba). We obviously didn't use the foster stipend as income because we didn't have placements at that time. However, we were told that some lenders consider it. They may consider it the same way that they consider commissions (that the money could be there but not guaranteed).