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When a necklace and a he-goat could secure 10 acres

Mother helping her daughter - a bride- get dressed. [Getty Images]

The real estate sector is in shambles. There are many horror stories about ambitious homeowners who have been taken to the cleaners by sweet-talking soil merchants who have been minting millions selling air.

Back in the day when there were no social media influencers or radios to entice buyers and crooked lawyers to rubber stamp bogus deals, a handshake witnessed by elders was a bond. A buyer did not need wads of cash to secure land.

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