bfrancis22: somewhere on this forum, I saw a post that girl hired her sister in order to be live-in caregiver for her kids ..when she got interviewed they did ask her " why is your sister hiring you? " and she answered that her sister trusts her,they speak the same language ( I think it was about the Spanish ) and that she can take care better for her nieces, instead of some strangers ..I'm not quite sure is this true or false, but hey, if you don't risk, you'll never know is that possible ..
My advice: go for it, you got nothing to lose, except some minor costs!
Best of luck,
S.S