This Virginia Real Estate cheat sheet compresses the Virginia 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 Virginia Real Estate toolkit: the practice test, study guide, and flashcards.
Virginia Real Estate exam at a glance
- Result: Pass/Fail — both the national and Virginia state portions must be passed
- Education: 60 hours of Principles of Real Estate before the salesperson examination
- Structure: A national portion plus a Virginia state portion; confirm current counts, timing and fees with the Board
What’s on the Virginia Real Estate cheat sheet
- Virginia State License Law & Practice (State portion (75%) — the regulator chain, board composition, two-portion exam structure.
- Real Estate Contracts & Agency (National portion) (14%) — elements of a valid contract, void vs voidable vs unenforceable, listing agreement types.
- Real Property Characteristics & Land Use (National portion) (10%) — real vs personal property, bundle of rights, estates.
- Ownership, Transfer & Recording of Title (National portion) (8%) — forms of co-ownership, four unities of joint tenancy, deeds by warranty level.
- Property Value & Appraisal (National portion) (9%) — market value = most probable price under fair, open-market, highest and best use, three approaches to value.
- Real Estate Practice, Disclosures & Environmental (National portion) (16%) — fair housing, trust/escrow funds, antitrust.
- Financing, Settlement & Real Estate Math (National + Virginia taxes) (12%) — virginia is a DEED-OF-TRUST state, promissory note = borrower's promise to repay, settlement agent conducts the Virginia closing under CRESPA.
How to use it in your final week
- Front-load Virginia State License Law & Practice (State portion — at about 75% 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 Practice, Disclosures & Environmental (National portion) (16%) — the sheet leads there with fair housing.
- Then work Real Estate Contracts & Agency (National portion) (14%) — the sheet leads there with elements of a valid contract.
- Drill the traps until they are reflex — the one that catches most Virginia candidates is naming a "Virginia Department of Real Estate".
- Read the sheet the morning of your appointment for a last pass on the memory hooks, and confirm your exam details with the Virginia Real Estate Board (DPOR) before test day.
The cheat sheet is your review layer — your Virginia 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.
Virginia Real Estate cheat sheet FAQ
Yes — the Virginia Real Estate cheat sheet downloads as a PDF at no cost and with no sign-up. It sits alongside Career Employer's free Virginia Real Estate practice test, study guide, and flashcards, so your whole licensing prep is free in one place.
It condenses the highest-yield Virginia licensing facts into a fast reference, covering all 7 content areas with their exam weights — from Virginia State License Law & Practice (State portion through Financing, Settlement & Real Estate Math (National + Virginia taxes) — plus the memory hooks and traps that catch repeat candidates.
Pass/Fail — both the national and Virginia state portions must be passed. Confirm the current specification with the Virginia Real Estate Board (DPOR) before you schedule.
It is built from the Virginia Real Estate Board (DPOR)'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.
Virginia State License Law & Practice (State portion — at roughly 75% it is the largest single area on the exam. Real Estate Practice, Disclosures & Environmental (National portion) is next at about 16%.
It covers the content areas the Virginia Real Estate Board (DPOR) 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.Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR), Real Estate Board. “Real Estate Board.” dpor.virginia.gov, 2026. ↑
- 2.Virginia Real Estate Board. “Pre-License Education.” dpor.virginia.gov, 2026. ↑
- 3.Virginia Real Estate Board. “Real Estate Regulations (18 VAC 135-20).” dpor.virginia.gov, 2026. ↑
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