Nevada (NV) Real Estate Exam Cheat Sheet 2026
NV: 120 questions, 240 minutes, 75% correct, $100 in exam fees. Below are the 9 rules that decide pass or fail, each with its source.
Fees: $100 for the combination exam (both portions scheduled together); $100 per portion separately
The 9 rules worth memorising
Not subject knowledge — that comes from practice questions. These are the procedural rules candidates lose the exam to: how the threshold is applied, what a partial fail means, and the deadlines that void a pass.
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Nevada’s 75% is a real percentage
The score is reported on a 0–100 scale and is the actual percentage of questions you answered correctly. Most states report a scaled score that is explicitly not your percentage correct — Nevada does not. You need 75%.
Source: Pearson VUE candidate handbook, Score Explanation
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Twelve months to retake the half you failed
Pass one part and fail the other and you retake only the failed part within twelve months. After twelve months without both passed, the entire examination starts over.
Source: Pearson VUE candidate handbook, Retaking the Exam
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Apply within 12 months, with results dated inside 12 months
The application and fee must reach the Nevada Real Estate Division within 12 months of passing, and the original state and national passing results you submit must be dated within the last 12 months.
Source: Pearson VUE candidate handbook, License Applicant Instructions
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Contracts and disclosures are 43% of the state portion
Contracts 23% and disclosures 20% — together more than four in ten questions. The Seller’s Real Property Disclosure and the Residential Disclosure Guide are named outright in the outline.
Source: Pearson VUE candidate handbook, Nevada Salesperson and Broker Content Outline
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The Commission’s own powers are only 2%
Duties and powers of the Commission is 2% and record keeping 3% — under two questions each. Do not spend study time proportional to how much of the statute they occupy.
Source: Pearson VUE candidate handbook, Nevada Salesperson and Broker Content Outline
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120 hours, with 18 of them Nevada law
The requirement rose from 90 to 120 hours on 1 October 2021. Within it, 45 hours of Real Estate Law must include 18 hours specifically of Nevada law — which is the material the state portion tests.
Source: Pearson VUE candidate handbook, Education Requirements
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Fingerprints go to the Department of Public Safety
A fingerprint card with a cashier’s check or money order payable to the Department of Public Safety, or a verification form from an approved vendor. It is a separate agency on a separate timeline — start it early.
Source: Pearson VUE candidate handbook, Real Estate Salesperson requirements
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Five to ten unscored pretest items, inside your time
Both portions carry 5 to 10 pretest questions that are not scored but are included in the time allotted. Budget for more questions than the scored counts suggest.
Source: Pearson VUE candidate handbook, Examination Time Allotted
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Book the combination or pay twice
The salesperson combination exam is $100 and covers both portions. Each portion booked on its own is also $100 — so scheduling them separately costs $200 for the same two exams.
Source: Pearson VUE candidate handbook, Examination Fee
What the Nevada state portion covers (40 scored items)
Straight from the official outline. Study the top of this list first.
License practice
24%Broker supervision of licensees · Commissions and other compensation · Advertising, electronic and print · Rules for broker price opinions · Handling of monies
Contracts
23%Brokerage agreements including listing and buyer representation · Preparation and handling of documents · Settlement statements · Advance fees
Agency and duties owed
20%Disclosures
20%Residential Disclosure Guide · Seller’s Real Property Disclosure · Disclosure of common-interest communities · Disclosure of licensee as principal · Environmental and other disclosures
Special topics
5%Licensing requirements
3%Types of licensing and permits · License renewal · Changes in license status · Reasons for denial · Required timely notifications to the Division
Record keeping
3%Duties and powers of the Commission
2%Investigations · Hearings and appeals · Sanctions and fines · Real Estate Education, Research and Recovery Fund
If you fail
Register a new exam through the Nevada Real Estate Division portal, then schedule with Pearson VUE. Retake only the failed part, within twelve months — after that both parts go again.
Where these came from
Figures read from the source on 2026-09-18.
Questions
Is there a Nevada real estate exam cheat sheet PDF?
This page is the cheat sheet, and it stays on the web on purpose: every rule below cites the bulletin or commission page it came from, so you can check it against the current source. A printed PDF goes stale the moment Pearson VUE revises a figure, and most of the ones being sold do not say where their numbers came from.
What should I memorise for the NV state portion?
The rules that decide pass or fail rather than the ones that are merely interesting: how the 75% threshold is applied, what happens if you fail one portion, and the deadlines that void a pass. Those are the 9 below. Subject knowledge comes from practice questions, not from a list.
How current is this Nevada cheat sheet?
Every figure was read from the source on 2026-09-18, and each rule names its source below. Where NRED has revised something since, the source link is the authority — not this page.