LUXURY ALERT: New York Man Lives Lavish Lifestyle In A Shack For 9 Years Rent Free

Syracuse, N.Y. — Thousands of people everyday in Syracuse passed near a hand-built, two-room shack where a homeless man lived for nine years, and drivers didn’t even know he was there.

The shack is within the city limits where you can hear trucks rumbling past on the interstates. It sits in a wooded area hidden in a swale where water runs through during wet weather.

The wood structure has a foundation, two doors and a window. It’s walls are plumb and the boards fit snugly together keeping out the wind and the rain. The slightly sloping roof is covered with tar paper.

It’s one of the most unusual living arrangements used by a homeless person the Syracuse Rescue Mission has seen, said Jim Hawley, an outreach case manager for the group. Homeless people tend to live in tents, under bridges or in lean-tos, he said.

Talk about lucking out. This dude is absolutely living the dream. All throughout the Obama administration, this dude was living the life. Had a little camp fire during the day and moved his piles of trash to get a little much needed shut eye at night. Seems ideal to me. Not sure why the “health department” wanted him to move. I’m also not sure why the article calls him a homeless man. He clearly wasnt homeless. He lived in the same shack for 9 years. It might not be the prettiest place on Tiny Homes on HGTV (which is a fantastic show) but it’s still a home.

The guy might be a genius. For a homeless dude, he picked some pretty prime real estate.

The metal white front door is in such good condition it could be used on anyone’s house. Inside a windowless main room smells of damp wood smoke. There’s a bed built on a frame that lifts it off the floor, a makeshift table, a shelf along the wall and hooks for hanging clothes.

In a way, the shack also has running water. Because it’s built on a foundation that allows water to flow underneath, there is an opening cut into the room’s floor that allowed the man to scoop out water that he boiled for drinking and cooking, Vander Ploeg said.

Running water?

Oh what’s that ladder lead to? A roof top terrace? Seems like this “homeless” gentleman was doing juuusssttt fine. After all, I dont have a roof-top terrace. I want one, though.