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Selling my home, did I say too much? CA

Talked to a realtor on a whim today and essentially told them all the problems with this older house, in an effort to figure out if I should spend the time and money to fix, or just list and have the buyer discover the problems, particularly as we are rapidly coming into the fall/winter season that's not optimal for selling.

Problems include plumbing, electrical, sticky doors and windows, some missing base boards, rusting around the drains in the bath, a needed new bath exhaust, paint touch ups. They're not things that cause the house to be inhabitable... Just things that should be fixed and/or at least be aware of while living in the home. These were not things that were disclosed immediately buy the sellers when I purchased, and honestly only the potential electrical issue was discovered in my pre-purchase home inspection.

The realtor gave me the impression that as long as there's nothing wrong with the roof (new) and no known pests (report came back clean when I purchased 3 years ago), then it should be ok to list and see what happens.

Are they legally required to disclose these problems I've told them in the listing now? Or should I have kept my mouth shut and have them discover when they walk through for the first time?

Alternatively, should I have gotten everything fixed before even talking to a realtor?

Bonus: I should definitely check with different realtors (and not immediately tell them these problems)?

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