18 Times a House Listing Drove the Internet Crazy

This puzzling fixer-upper comes with an ominous warning: The upstairs apartment "cannot be shown under any circumstances,” and you will have to deal with a mystery tenant who doesn’t pay rent—but does have a lease. 

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As this "cat castle" attests, one person’s feline fantasy could be another’s “purrfect” nightmare. 

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Cat pictures line the brightly colored walls from floor to ceiling, and cat perches, cat accessories, and cat decor make for an "un-fur-gettable" home.

The skyrocketing real estate prices in San Francisco may come as a shock to house hunters, but this property's listing photos inspire a different kind of fright. 

Maybe the artfully posed skeletons are the original tenants of this 1929 Art Moderne studio, who just popped in for a cocktail and a bit of jazz?

If you'd love to live in New York City but pine for a more elegant era, this townhouse, which dates back to 1884, may be just the ticket—although the price is pretty steep!

The opulent $114 million townhouse emulates the Palace of Versailles, with hand-painted murals and baroque ornamentation along with a few modern amenities like this plush screening room. 

Rapper 50 Cent has paid a pretty penny to fix up his elaborate 19-bedroom money pit—er, mansion. 

50 Cent sued the inspectors he hired to assess the property before he purchased it in 2003, claiming repairs have cost millions more than they originally estimated.

At first, nothing seems amiss in this photo of a charming rustic kitchen in a house for sale in Australia, until you notice the floating toddler head peeking out from behind the doorway.

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Who doesn’t want a water park in their home? This tropical retreat has a meandering pool that serves as a “river” connecting three separate buildings on the property. 

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The monstrosity consists of multiple structures that have been cobbled together, resulting in a strange compound that includes a stone grotto, impractical staircases, a ballroom, and exceedingly odd statues.

Just why did the owners of this home invite a horse to pose in their listing photos? Was it to showcase the sprawling dimensions of the open floor plan or merely to make sure prospective buyers are paying attention? The answer is not immediately clear, but the effect is certainly startling.

Two cheerful ladies grin for the camera in nearly every photo on this house listing: in the entryway, the kitchen, even outdoors. 

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Here they are again, sitting on the poolside patio. Although the pair may pose a distraction to prospective buyers trying to use the listing photos to evaluate the home, the women certainly make the home memorable.

Though the exterior is undeniably stately, this gutted 12-room historic mansion is the epitome of a fixer-upper. 

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Double-height columns and graceful balconies make for an appealing exterior, but disaster is evident beyond the front door. The mansion was split into apartments in the 1940s and has since been gutted, but perhaps a brave, deep-pocketed buyer will restore the property to its former glory.

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This funky Detroit house gained national attention for its strangely styled rooms, monochromatic motifs, and wacky tableaus.

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The listing promises to include the contents of the house in the sale price, including cars, memorabilia, clothing, and artwork.

Prospective buyers step inside a life-size dollhouse when they tour this incredible Queen Anne mansion that has been carefully restored and decorated true to its original 1900s roots.