'Nightmare' on South Carolina street: The 'spooky' $130,000 house for sale that comes with a live-in 70-year-old artist who won't pay any rent and can't be kicked out

  • A South Carolina home was advertised with an 'upstairs apartment cannot be shown under any circumstances' and mystery tenant who doesn't pay rent
  • Zillow post quickly went viral as the bizarre post sparked a flurry of conspiracy theories, from it being haunted, a 'murder house' or even a prank listing
  • 'I have serious questions about this nightmare house,' one Twitter user, Bekka Sup, posted after seeing the ad
  • The upstairs tenant is Randall McKissick, a 70-year-old retired artist, who has lived in the house for decades
  • He moved in as a struggling artist after his friend, then the homeowner, offered him the apartment which he has never paid rent on
  • Despite the quirky nature of the property, the $130,000 listing boasted it was a 'diamond in the rough'
  • The ad has since been changed and the home is currently 'off-market'

By Hannah Parry For Dailymail.com

Published: 17:44 EST, 17 May 2017 | Updated: 22:34 EST, 17 May 2017

A bizarre real estate listing has gone viral after a South Carolina home was advertised with a mysterious upstairs tenant who has never paid rent and can't be kicked out.

Many people were unnerved by the strange posting on Zillow for the property in Cayce, a city near Columbia, branding it a 'nightmare house.'

The rather worrying listing stated that the house, which was listed for $130,000, was a 'diamond in the rough' but added that the 'upstairs apartment cannot be shown under any circumstances.'

This  'nightmare house' for sale that comes with a live-in 70-year-old artist who can't be kicked out and doesn't pay any rent

This  'nightmare house' for sale that comes with a live-in 70-year-old artist who can't be kicked out and doesn't pay any rent

The bizarre real estate listing has gone viral after a South Carolina home was advertised with an 'upstairs apartment that cannot be shown under any circumstances' and a mysterious upstairs tenant who has never paid rent and can't be kicked out

The bizarre real estate listing has gone viral after a South Carolina home was advertised with an 'upstairs apartment that cannot be shown under any circumstances' and a mysterious upstairs tenant who has never paid rent and can't be kicked out

'Buyer assumes responsibility for the month-to-month tenancy in the upstairs apartment. Occupant has never paid, and no security deposit is being held, but there is a lease in place. (Yes, it does not make sense, please don't bother asking.)'

The post sparked a flurry of conspiracy theories online with people suggesting everything from it being haunted, a 'murder house', or even just a prank listing. 

'I HAVE SERIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS NIGHTMARE HOUSE,' one Twitter user, Bekka Supp‏, wrote after seeing the post.

The mystery tenant has now been revealed as Randall McKissick, a 70-year-old retired artist who was completely unaware his home's listing was going viral, The State reports.

McKissick has been living in the property for the past decade, after he failed to make rent on another apartment as a struggling artist. 

'I HAVE SERIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS NIGHTMARE HOUSE,' one Twitter user, Bekka Supp‏, wrote after seeing the post

'I HAVE SERIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS NIGHTMARE HOUSE,' one Twitter user, Bekka Supp‏, wrote after seeing the post

The mystery tenant has now been revealed as Randall McKissick, a 70-year-old retired artist 

The mystery tenant has now been revealed as Randall McKissick, a 70-year-old retired artist 

Vietnam veteran McKissick insists he would make a great neighbor saying 'I'm easy to get along with'

Vietnam veteran McKissick insists he would make a great neighbor saying 'I'm easy to get along with'

His childhood friend Mike Schumpert, who owns the home, offered him the place and McKissick admits he has never once tried to pay his friend for the favor.

'He never asked for any money,' McKissick said. 'He never mentioned money. I would like to pay him, but I don't have any.'

The posting, which has been online for just over a month, reveals the property was sold to Schumpert, in 1997 for $52,000.

But twenty years on and the situation has changed. Schumpert had a tragic accident and broke his back. His wife Anne, is disabled and they are both being cared for by their sons Michael and Mannie. 

But Michael Jr. says that spiraling medical bills had forced them to sell. 

'We don't really have much choice but to sell the house; my parents need to sell it,' he said. 'But it's been in the family for so long, we don't really want to. And we want Randy to be able to stay there.'

The property was listed 'as-is' with no repairs, clean-up or warranties included

The property was listed 'as-is' with no repairs, clean-up or warranties included

A lot of work is needed to get the property up to scratch (pictured is a collection of trash in the backyard)

A lot of work is needed to get the property up to scratch (pictured is a collection of trash in the backyard)

People also pointed out the damage to the ceiling in the downstairs apartment, featured in the unusual listing

People also pointed out the damage to the ceiling in the downstairs apartment, featured in the unusual listing

The property was listed 'as-is' with no repairs, clean-up or warranties included.

Since it went viral, the listing has since been updated to remove the notes about the tenant. 

However, McKissick insists he would make a great neighbor. 

'I'm easy to get along with. I'm upstairs. They would be downstairs. The only thing that would be a problem is my heavy footsteps,' McKissick explained.

McKissick, who attended the Ringling School of Art in Sarasota, Florida, was once a world-renowned artist and illustrator and exhibited around the globe.

But the father-of-two, and grandfather, a Vietnam vet, has since fallen on hard times. 

The ad has changed again to list the property as 'off market' but a For Sale remains in the front yard.

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