This Arizona Real Estate cheat sheet compresses the Arizona salesperson licensing exam into a printable rundown of the state-law facts the exam tests most. It's a premium cheat sheet built by Capital Prep — the one premium prep we trust — and it's yours free. Reinforce it with the rest of your free Arizona Real Estate toolkit: the practice test, study guide, and flashcards.
Arizona Real Estate exam at a glance
- Questions: 140 scored — 80 national/general + 60 Arizona state (plus 5 unscored pretest items)
- Result: Pass/Fail — the national and state portions are scored separately
What’s on the Arizona Real Estate cheat sheet
- Arizona State License Law & Practice (60 of 140 scored (43%) — ADRE structure, commissioner's Rules (A.A.C. R4-28), trust-fund / earnest-money handling (A.R.S. 32-2151).
- Real Estate Contracts & Agency (National) (18 of 140 scored) (13%) — essential elements of a valid contract, contract classifications, listing agreements.
- Real Property Characteristics, Land Use & Legal Descriptions (12 of 140 scored) (9%) — real vs. personal property, fixtures & the MARIA test, estates in land.
- Property Value & Appraisal (12 of 140 scored) (9%) — value principles, the three approaches to value, sales comparison rule.
- Real Estate Practice & Fair Housing (11 of 140 scored) (8%) — federal Fair Housing Act (1968, Title VIII), prohibited practices, arizona Fair Housing Act.
- Forms of Ownership, Transfer & Title (10 of 140 scored) (7%) — co-ownership, arizona note, deeds & covenants.
- Property Disclosures & Environmental Issues (6 of 140 scored) (4%) — material-fact duty, SPDS (Seller Property Disclosure Statement), affidavit of Disclosure (A.R.S. § 33-422).
- Financing & Settlement (5 of 140 scored) (4%) — security instruments, trustee's sale (non-judicial foreclosure) vs. judicial, arizona anti-deficiency statutes.
- Real Estate Math Calculations (6 of 140 scored) (4%) — commission & splits, seller's net / net-to-seller, area & acreage.
How to use it in your final week
- Front-load Arizona State License Law & Practice (60 of 140 scored — at about 43% of the exam it is the largest single area, and on a two-portion state exam the state-law material is where most repeat candidates lose points.
- Then work Real Estate Contracts & Agency (National) (18 of 140 scored) (13%) — the sheet leads there with essential elements of a valid contract.
- Then work Real Property Characteristics, Land Use & Legal Descriptions (12 of 140 scored) (9%) — the sheet leads there with real vs. personal property.
- Drill the traps until they are reflex — the one that catches most Arizona candidates is answering the trust-fund question with a "3 business days" rule.
- Read the sheet the morning of your appointment for a last pass on the memory hooks, and confirm your exam details with the Arizona Department of Real Estate (ADRE) before test day.
The cheat sheet is your review layer — your Arizona Real Estate practice test drives the exam-readiness ring at the top of this page. Download it, review, then take a full practice exam (or drill with the study guide and flashcards) to see where you stand.
Arizona Real Estate cheat sheet FAQ
Yes — the Arizona Real Estate cheat sheet downloads as a PDF at no cost and with no sign-up. It sits alongside Career Employer's free Arizona Real Estate practice test, study guide, and flashcards, so your whole licensing prep is free in one place.
It condenses the highest-yield Arizona licensing facts into a fast reference, covering all 9 content areas with their exam weights — from Arizona State License Law & Practice (60 of 140 scored through Real Estate Math Calculations (6 of 140 scored) — plus the memory hooks and traps that catch repeat candidates.
140 scored — 80 national/general + 60 Arizona state (plus 5 unscored pretest items). Confirm the current specification with the Arizona Department of Real Estate (ADRE) before you schedule.
It is built from the Arizona Department of Real Estate (ADRE)'s current content outline and the state statutes and rules the exam tests against. State commissions revise outlines and fees periodically, so verify the live details before test day.
No — the sheet is a cram and review layer, not a substitute for the state's required pre-license education. Use it to lock in the state-law facts and definitions, then work full weighted practice exams to find and fix weak areas.
Arizona State License Law & Practice (60 of 140 scored — at roughly 43% it is the largest single area on the exam. Real Estate Contracts & Agency (National) (18 of 140 scored) is next at about 13%.
It covers the content areas the Arizona Department of Real Estate (ADRE) publishes for this exam, which is where the state-specific questions come from. The national/general real-estate principles are covered across the same sheet's principles, contracts, financing, and valuation sections.
Click the download button or the preview card at the top of this page to open the PDF instantly. Bookmark the page so you can pull it up again the morning of your exam.
References
- 1.Pearson VUE / Arizona Department of Real Estate. “Arizona Real Estate Candidate Handbook (February 2026).” home.pearsonvue.com, 2026. ↑
- 2.Arizona Department of Real Estate (ADRE). “Salesperson License.” azre.gov, 2026. ↑
- 3.Arizona Department of Real Estate (ADRE). “Exam Curriculum — Real Estate Salesperson.” azre.gov, 2026. ↑
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