Debbie Roberts, REALTOR®
Debbie helps buyers and sellers at Bonita National Golf & Country Club, where she lives, and across Bonita Springs and North Naples.
Debbie starts with your timing and plans. She compares your home with comparable sales and current competing listings, accounting for golf or social membership at Bonita National, then reviews what you could keep after closing.
hereDebbie owns her home in Bonita National and lives in the community full time
membershipGolf homes and social homes carry different annual costs, so the comparison starts on your side
rentalsDebbie manages short-term rentals, so she knows what moves demand, rates and an owner’s return
photographyIncluded on every Worthington listing, with video, aerial photography and floor plans chosen to fit the property
What a Bonita National listing agent looks at before naming a price
Debbie compares golf homes and social homes separately, accounting for membership, ownership costs, home type and condition alongside recent sales and current competition. A social home can never add golf, so the two are not competing on price alone. You see that comparison before you choose an asking price.
The full picture of the community, the complete cost of owning each home type and the membership rules live on the Bonita National community page, which Worthington keeps current. See Bonita National prices, fees and recent sales
Four questions, then a real starting point
Answer four questions about your home and your timing. You will see a useful starting point before anyone asks for your contact information.
What you receive, and what happens if you list
The review is free. Here is what is in it, and what Debbie does with the home if you decide to list.
Before you decide
Where it stands
The Bonita National sales that genuinely compare to your home, the homes yours would compete against right now among homes with the same membership, and the listing history on both sides, including which of those competitors have already been on the market once without selling.
What deserves attention
The preparation most likely to change how buyers respond, separated from the work where the cost is harder to justify.
What you would keep
A preliminary pricing view and an estimated starting point for your net proceeds, with the association charges that apply at a sale counted in rather than left to the closing statement.
You can start on preparation right now with the Home Staging Guide. Debbie walks you through the net proceeds as part of the review.
If you choose Debbie to sell it
Prepare the home, and start the association paperwork early
What to repair, what to update, what to simplify, and what to leave alone, matched to your timing and to what you are willing to spend before a sale rather than after it. At Bonita National the paperwork matters too. The resale application goes to the community office at least thirty days before the sale, and the current fee schedule and the estoppel for your specific home all have to be right.
Show it properly
Professional photography on every listing, because buyers decide whether to visit from the photographs. It has to carry the light, the scale, the condition and the rooms that actually sell the home. Video, aerial photography and floor plans are added when they help buyers understand the setting, the lot or the layout.
Bring it to buyers, including the ones already looking at Bonita National
The listing launches through the MLS and the major home-search sites with the full presentation attached, including the home’s membership, so buyers comparing golf and social homes can see where yours fits.
Before launch you and Debbie agree on showing access, how you will communicate, and when buyer activity will be reviewed. From the first offer through inspections, appraisal, the association resale paperwork, title and closing she manages the deadlines, and if you are buying as well as selling she works both sides so the two closings are planned together.
Sometimes the useful answer is not yet
A review can come back and say the timing is wrong, that the price you need is not the price buyers are paying this year, or that a few months of preparation would serve you better than listing this month. Debbie will tell you that. Nothing about a review obliges you to list.
Renting another season is a real answer too. Bonita National allows leases of thirty days or more, and some buildings set tighter limits than others. Debbie manages short-term rentals, and she checks what the rules allow for your specific home before you count on rental income.
Three Bonita National details that can change a sale
These details deserve attention before you list, because each one can change what a buyer pays or which buyers look at your home.
Contributions and fees at closing
A golf home carries more in contributions and fees at closing than a social home. Some transfers, such as to a spouse, to children, or to a trust the owner controls, are exempt from the contribution.
Leasing limits vary by building
The community allows up to twelve leases a year, but several condominium buildings allow only four, and most listings simply repeat the twelve. A buyer who plans to rent needs the right number for your building.
Golf when the home is rented
When a golf home is leased, the owner keeps the golf membership unless the club approves handing it to the tenant, and then the owner gives up club use for that time. It changes what a seasonal rental is worth.
Debbie came to real estate from property management and guest experience
Debbie spent ten years in Illinois property management as an office manager and licensed leasing agent for multi-unit apartment communities, where she kept occupancy above 90% across 144 units. She later built her own recruiting company, and today she manages short-term rentals as Property & Guest Experience Manager at Pinnacle Property Concierge Services. She holds a degree in Business Management.
She lives in Bonita National
She and her husband own their home here and live in the community full time, so she knows it the way a neighbor does.
She knows the rental side
Preparation, timing, presentation, maintenance and community rules all affect what a home earns. She checks what applies before an owner counts on it.
She notices who feels overlooked
She learned it in years of property management with older residents and families, and she answers it with care and practical help.
She finds common ground
She listens to everyone involved in a sale, then follows through on what needs to be done to get it to closing.
Debbie is a member of the National Association of REALTORS®. She also works with buyers and sellers throughout Bonita Springs and nearby South Naples.
Debbie’s Top 5 CliftonStrengths®
CliftonStrengths® is part of how Worthington coaches and develops its agents. Here are Debbie’s five strongest, and what each one tends to look like when she is selling your home.
- Relationship BuildingPositivity®She brings real enthusiasmA sale has stressful days. Debbie’s energy helps everyone get through them and keeps the process moving.
- Relationship BuildingHarmony®She looks for agreementWhen buyers, sellers and agents disagree, Debbie looks for the practical common ground that keeps the sale together.
- Relationship BuildingDeveloper®She explains as she goesDebbie likes helping people grow more confident. She walks you through each step so you understand the decision in front of you.
- ExecutingAchiever®She puts in the workA sale is a long list of tasks. Debbie works through them steadily and keeps going until the list is done.
- Relationship BuildingIncluder®She keeps everyone in the loopSales often involve family members, co-owners and people who live far away. Debbie makes sure no one is left out.
Together, these strengths describe an agent who brings energy to the work, looks for common ground, explains as she goes, works steadily and keeps everyone included.
Gallup®, CliftonStrengths® and the 34 theme names are trademarks of Gallup, Inc. All rights reserved. Debbie completed the assessment in July 2026. The descriptions above are Worthington’s own. They have not been approved by, and are not sanctioned or endorsed by, Gallup®.
Why Debbie chose Bonita National
A few specifics
- Lives inBonita National, full time
- At WorthingtonReal estate agent
- AlsoProperty & Guest Experience Manager, Pinnacle Property Concierge Services
- EducationBusiness Management
- Member ofThe National Association of REALTORS®
- At homeHer husband and a 76-pound Labradoodle
Debbie and her husband chose Bonita National for its beauty and amenities, and because family and friends already lived nearby. The people and the social life made it feel like home. Her idea of a good day is a round of golf, time by the pool, and an evening watching the sunset from the lanai.
She is one of six siblings, and three of her brothers also live in Southwest Florida. She is the proud mother of two adult sons and hopes to convince them to move here someday. She and her husband share their home with a 76-pound Labradoodle who is convinced he is a lap dog.
Outside of real estate, Debbie enjoys golf, travel and time with family, and she keeps adding destinations to her bucket list. She supports the American Cancer Society and the American Heart Association.
Three steps to deciding whether to sell
Selling well is mostly a sequence of good decisions made in the right order. Here is the order.
Tell her what you are trying to do
Your timing, where you are going next, and what has to be true for the move to work. The home comes second, because the home is the means and not the point.
See where your home actually stands
Where it sits against what is selling among Bonita National homes with the same membership, what preparation is worth paying for, and an honest estimate of what you would walk away with.
Decide with real numbers in front of you
List now, prepare first, or wait for a better window. You choose, and Debbie will tell you which one she would pick if it were her home.
Or reach Debbie directly at (224) 436-6561.
Debbie Roberts is a Florida real estate licensee with Worthington Realty, Inc., 8880 Gladiolus Drive, Suite 102, Fort Myers, FL 33908. Leasing limits and closing contributions should be confirmed with the association and on the estoppel for a specific home. A Bonita National Home Sale Review is a comparative market analysis prepared for marketing purposes. It is not an appraisal, a guarantee of value, a closing statement, or a promise of results, and net proceeds figures are estimates. Worthington Realty does not provide tax, legal, or accounting advice. Equal Housing Opportunity.
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