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The original was posted on /r/nosleep by /u/SasquatchN8 on 2026-06-01 01:15:39+00:00.

I live in the attics and crawl spaces of my unsuspecting neighbors houses. Not because I need a place to stay, but because I simply love to invade their privacy. I know it’s odd, but it’s an urge of mine.

Sweet Cindy Steeleberg has quite the house by the way. A bit outdated, but her bathroom in the master bedroom is freshly remodeled with a beautiful walk in shower. It makes good for washing myself off when she and her husband Clyde are gone for work throughout the day. Her attic is also far more livable and spacious than that of the crawl space I stayed in while living in Dick Fleetwood's house. I’m thankful too that the number of mice in Cindy's attic is less than the attic of the Johnson’s house.

No house or household is the same, that’s the beauty of living in the homes of my neighbors. Some houses are inhabited by a single person, kind of like Ron Smith’s house. I snuck into his shortly after the passing of his wife. Other places consist of larger families filled with kids and pets, but I always make sure not to bite off more than I can chew.  Some of them are contemporary houses with magnificent features, and others have more of a vintage feel. A couple things remain the same though for every house I'm lucky enough to live in… No ring doorbells or cameras are on the neighboring homes, the home owners and their families are all gone at least one day out of the work week, and one of the house doors are left unlocked.

I’d never actually do it, but I should really go door to door and preach a sermon to everyone about the importance of locking their doors. You'd be surprised at how many get left unlocked. It’s usually never their front entrance, that would be way too obvious and easy. Most commonly it's a side door or a kitchen window that grants me access. Every now and then I'll take the time and effort to scout the garage keypad to a really nice house. 5378 was Dicks garage code. I sat and waited patiently from afar for him to punch it in one Saturday morning. He had just gotten back from his routine bike ride and it gave me the perfect opportunity to jot down the digits as I stalked him with binoculars from a place out of sight. The following monday I watched the house until I was sure it was empty, and then I made my entry. It’s too bad my stay there was cut short due to the lack of room in his crawl, ultimately the payoff for that one wasn't worth it.

Cindy Steelberg's however, has had a huge payoff. Her and Clyde both work 9-5 jobs and have a busy life. I feel like I practically own this place. After conducting my research I know that they are both in their early 50’s and that their only son, Jeremy, has a house and family of his own. Maybe I'll have to visit his house next. It’s also notable that their fridge and pantry are always stocked up. An assortment and abundance of different foods always makes it an easier task to sneak it away without the home owners noticing.

Sometimes I do wonder how much of my presence is being noticed. Do they notice that I've been using their shower every workday, or the fact that I've used both of their toothbrushes multiple times? Sometimes I wonder if they can hear my heavy breathing through the sheetrock of their ceiling, or the sound of the creaky joists as I tip toe across them at night while they’re in bed sleeping. In a weird way, I kind of hope that they do. The idea of almost being caught makes the experience that much more worth it.

This is sadly the last day I will be living with Cindy and her husband though. I've had my fix with her and her house. I've left all of the bread crumbs I could leave before getting caught. All of the bread crumbs except one. I’m writing this post from her home computer, logged into Clyde's reddit account. When she and her husband get home today this post will be left open on their desktop, except I will be long gone. I’ll be looking for my next stay, and unless you want it to be your house, I strongly suggest you lock up all of your doors.