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Ohio Real Estate Salesperson Exam Cheat Sheet (2026)

A free, printable Ohio Real Estate Salesperson exam cheat sheet: the 64 highest-yield points to know, grouped into 26 sections that follow the exam's content areas, each section with its published weight.

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  • Last updated: September 2026.
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Property Ownership

8% of the exam
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  • Real vs. Personal Property and the Bundle of Rights
  • Estates in Land
  • Forms of Co-Ownership

Land Use Controls and Regulations

5% of the exam
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  • Government Powers Over Land
  • Zoning and Public Land-Use Tools
  • Private Land-Use Controls

Valuation and Market Analysis

8% of the exam
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  • Value, Price, and Cost
  • The Three Approaches to Value
  • Comparative Market Analysis (CMA)

Financing

9% of the exam
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  • Notes and Security Instruments
  • Loan Types and Common Clauses
  • Federal Lending Laws

Contracts

17% of the exam
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  • Essential Elements and Validity
  • Offer, Acceptance, and Counteroffers
  • Common Real Estate Contracts
  • Performance, Breach, and Remedies

Agency

13% of the exam
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  • Creating Agency and Fiduciary Duties
  • Clients vs. Customers
  • Types of Agency

Property Disclosures

8% of the exam
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  • The Duty to Disclose Material Facts
  • Latent vs. Patent Defects
  • Federally Required Disclosures

Transfer of Title

6% of the exam
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  • How Title Transfers
  • Types of Deeds
  • Recording and Title Assurance

Practice of Real Estate

12% of the exam
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  • Fair Housing
  • Advertising and Antitrust
  • Trust Funds and License Law

Property Management

6% of the exam
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  • The Management Relationship
  • Leasehold Estates and Lease Types
  • Landlord and Tenant Rights

Real Estate Calculations

8% of the exam
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  • The Basic Percentage Formula
  • Area, Volume, and Land Measurement
  • Finance and Proration Calculations

Property Ownership

9% of the exam
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  • Estates and Interests
  • Government Powers

Land Use Controls and Regulations

6% of the exam
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  • Zoning Concepts
  • Private Land Use Controls

Valuation and Market Analysis

10% of the exam
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  • Approaches to Value and CMAs
  • Types of Depreciation

Financing

8% of the exam
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  • Loan Instruments and Default
  • Assumptions and Novation

General Principles of Agency

13% of the exam
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  • Fiduciary Duties
  • Creating and Ending Agency

Property Condition and Disclosures

10% of the exam
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  • State Disclosure Forms
  • Federal and Environmental Disclosures

Contracts

14% of the exam
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  • Validity and Enforceability
  • Performance and Assignment

Transfer of Title

6% of the exam
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  • Deeds and Delivery
  • Recording and Title Assurance

Practice of Real Estate

15% of the exam
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  • Fair Housing
  • Trust Funds and Advertising

Real Estate Calculations

8% of the exam
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  • Commission and Area
  • Proration and Investment

Specialty Areas

3% of the exam
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  • Common-Interest Ownership
  • Other Property Types

State Governance

10% of the exam
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  • Regulatory Structure
  • Enforcement and Discipline

Licensing Requirements

15% of the exam
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  • Education and Examination
  • Affiliation and Renewal

Ohio License Law and Rules

40% of the exam
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  • Standards of Conduct
  • Broker Supervision

Brokerage Relationships (Agency)

35% of the exam
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  • Agency Disclosure
  • Types of Representation

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