4 abandoned mansions for sale across the US — and why they're so unsellable

Kanye West's unfinished beachside mansion.Roger Davies/The Oppenheim Group

• A handful of mansions on the market across the US are vacant — and have been for years.
• Some of these properties are unfinished and lack basic amenities, like water or electricity.

There are mansions that nobody wants.

It might seem far-fetched that a coveted piece of real-estate would be unsellable, but a few abandoned or unfinished mansions across the US have lingered on the market for years — even decades.

From Kanye West's incomplete spread in Malibu to a house on a private island in a remote Montana lake, these four houses — with at least 4,000 square feet of interior space — have had a hard time luring a buyer for various reasons.

Learn more about four abandoned mansions for sale across the US — why they're still empty.