Here’s your chance to live on ‘alien ranch’ – but bring a sword

If you've ever dreamed of a far-too-close encounter of the third kind, now is your chance.

A US rancher has put his property on the market at a cool $5 million after years, he claims, of battling with aliens.

Stardust Ranch, near Phoenix in Arizona, is home to a horse rescue operation that John Edmonds has run for 20 years.

John Edmonds claims he has been fighting aliens on his ranch for years. (Facebook)

But the rancher also claims the property hosts portals used by aliens to access Earth.

He claims to have killed a number of the extra-terrestrial invaders, even posting online a creepy photo of a samurai sword lying atop what looks like a smeared bloodstain.

Mr Edmonds posted this photo online. (Facebook)

But why does he not have any physical remains to display as proof?

Well, in this case, John claims the body of the slain alien was grabbed by the two who had fought him alongside it before they all disappeared.

Mr Edmonds' photo of a "portal" opening on his ranch. (Facebook)

He also claimed that unless you "cut the head off and disconnect the antennae so to speak", the creatures "instantly 'phone home'".

"Even with a razor sharp sword it is nearly impossible to decapitate them with one swing," he wrote.

At this point, "alien invasion" is probably the least unsettling answer to what's going on at Stardust Ranch, but if you want to find out and have a cool few million to spare, let us know what happens.