West Virginia Real Estate Cheat Sheet.
The night-before summary, built like the exam.

The numbers to remember

• Two parts, both must pass on their own: national portion — 80 scored questions, 150 minutes; state portion — 50 scored questions, 60 minutes.
• Each part also has 5 unscored pretest items mixed in — you cannot identify them from real ones, so treat every question on the screen as scored.
• Passing score: 70% on each part, independently — there is no combined or averaged score.
• Exam fee: $59 per part, paid by credit or debit card at reservation, delivered through Pearson VUE.
• Minimum age: 18, with a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Prelicense course requirement: 90 hours completed before you can sit for the exam.
• Background check valid for 90 days — schedule your exam and application inside that window or you may need to redo it.
• After passing both parts: 90 days to submit your license application; salesperson license application fee is $75, plus a $25 general application fee.
• If you don't pass: 90 days or two attempts, whichever comes first, before you must resubmit an application to test again.

Content domains and weights (state portion, 50 items)

• Licensing — 17 items (largest domain)
• Real Estate Practice — 15 items
• Commission Powers & Duties — 9 items
• West Virginia Fair Housing — 5 items
• Agency Relationships — 4 items

State outline effective January 1, 2024. National outline effective April 1, 2025 (no published item-level breakdown for the national section here).

High-yield review areas

• Licensing rules — since it carries the most state-portion items, small gaps here cost the most points.
• Real Estate Practice standards — the second-largest domain; review day-to-day transaction and conduct rules closely.
• Commission powers and duties — know what the Commission can and cannot do.
• Fair Housing — fewer items, but often tested with precise, easy-to-miss wording.
• Agency relationships — smallest domain, but don't skip it; every point counts toward the 70% line.

Top traps

• Averaging scores across parts — you cannot make up a weak state score with a strong national score; each part needs its own 70%.
• Ignoring the clock — 150 minutes for the national portion and 60 minutes for the state portion (each including a few unscored pretest items) leaves little room to stall on any one question.
• Letting the background check lapse — it's only valid 90 days, so a delayed exam date can force a redo.
• Missing the post-pass application window — you have 90 days after passing to apply for the license itself.
• Assuming a retest is unlimited — you get 90 days or two attempts before you must resubmit an application.