‘Do not enter’: Abandoned house comes with unusual squatters

A ramshackle cabin for sale in the US comes with an unsettling warning. 

The timber shack is hidden in a dark, gloomy patch of woodland in rural Maryland. 

If appearances are to be believed, no humans have lived in this house for some time. The wooden porch is green with moss and weeds have overtaken the garden. 

But the cabin is a magnet for an unusual horde of residents who have set up camp inside. 

“Do not enter the house under any conditions. It is occupied by feral cats and raccoons,” warns the listing by Monument Sotheby’s International Realty. 

“How do they get along? I don’t know.”

The listing is upfront about the condition of the home, describing it as a “tear down” on five acres of woodland. 

There is no running water or sewerage on the property, according to the information gleaned by the agents. 

Instead, drinking water is collected from a nearby spring and an outhouse is available for when nature calls. 

The property’s main selling point is the land itself: a generous section of unspoilt countryside on the edge of a nature reserve. 

A stream runs through the property, shaded on both sides by ivy-covered banks.

For now, however, prospective buyers will need to rely on the listing photos to get a sense of what is on offer. 

“Be careful going on the land. It is at your own risk,” the listing reads. 

The property is on the market for $US300,000 ($462,000). 

It comes with the rather dubious bonus of an old Subaru parked in the front garden, which is included in the sale. 

Buyers are responsible for undertaking all tests and easement research prior to signing the contract.