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• the property in which the homeowner will live most of the time, as distinct from a second home or an investor property that will be rented.

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  Cite Definition for Primary or Principal Residence

  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Primary or Principal Residence. (n.d.). Making Home Affordable Glossary. Retrieved February 3, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/primary-or-principal-residence.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Primary or Principal Residence. www.makinghomeaffordable.gov. Making Home Affordable Glossary. Departments of the Treasury & Housing and Urban Development, Making Home Affordable Program. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/primary-or-principal-residence (accessed: February 3, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Primary or Principal Residence." Making Home Affordable Glossary. Departments of the Treasury & Housing and Urban Development, Making Home Affordable Program. 3 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/primary-or-principal-residence.

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