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The last time I accepted a live-in position, I earned $25/hr + generous benefits package. Living-in is a huge loss of privacy, unless you have a totally separate dwelling on the estate.[/quote]
OP here. We certainly don't have an "estate" :) We have a nice sized 5BR/5BA house. There's only us four, which means MBR for us, one or two BRs for the kids, which still leaves 2 extra BRs. There's even a huge "play area" (if you wanna think of it that way) on the second floor that can be used as a BR if need be.

And I have to be honest, $25/hr + generous benefits is not something we can afford. Ballpark would in the $15 range. If that means, a live-in nanny is not an option, so be it. We'll look at live out nannies.[/quote]

OP - I haven't read any farther, so if someone down post suggested this, then ignore me!  :)

But....  while you and your live in nanny might integrate together quite well, you will also want separate time - she will want to "get away from it all" and you will want to just be husband and wife hanging out, watching tv together.  Sometimes

So I'd have that "play area" on the 2nd floor converted into her bedroom and living room.  That is, if it's bigger than a regualr bedroom, she could have a couch and tv there, separate from the bed, so she doesn't feel like she's "hiding in her bedroom" just to get some privacy.  Because, no matter how wonderful you and your husband and your twins are, if she's on the main floor the kids will sometimes want her, and she won't be able to (nicely) say no.  Trust me.  Because if she does, she'll cause a tantrum, which you'll have to deal with and that will get old.  So make that area into her private space, and then she'll have a space to retreat to but can also be on the main floor with you guys as she wishes.  [/quote]

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