I'm currently having this experience. Trying to buy a house, but because my income has come from a variety of sources over the years - a small consulting compan

I'm currently having this experience. Trying to buy a house, but because my income has come from a variety of sources over the years - a small consulting company, a startup, and my own independent consulting - it's going to be tough for me to qualify. Specifically, my income source changed from 2008 to 2009, and they won't accept the 2009 income at all, because the entity is new. I've had steady income - and provided steady income for employees and contractors - but that's not enough.