Quote Originally Posted by playfelt View Post
To solve the decreased income risk start advertising to fill the spot before you give the current family notice. Even if you interview there is usually a delay in the start time anyways and you would advertise with the idea of when you wanted the spot to be open and then give notice accordingly. Besides if there is no immediate replies to your ad you might want to weigh if there is a way to fix the current situation or if being down in the money is the only option.
YES!

When I have even an inkling that a termination notice might be coming down the line from me (or I suspect a family might be leaving) I start to advertise and interview right away. At least then I have gone that much further to getting another family lined up.