Katie joined the team at ButterflyMX in 2022, where she started as a Content Writer before working her way up to Director of Content. With an educational background in English and a love for SEO, Katie is passionate about writing content that educates people while being easy to digest.
Prior to joining ButterflyMX, Katie worked as a political marketing copywriter, where she wrote for political candidates and officeholders, including Federal and State Representatives, Federal and State Senators, a former Vice President, two former Speakers of the House, and several federal committees. Her work has been featured in American Camp Association, Meniscus Literary Journal, and 45th Parallel Literary Magazine.
Katie graduated from the University of Texas in 2017 and Texas State University’s Creative Writing MFA in 2020. She lives in Dallas, Texas with her dog, Ziggy, where you can catch her walking on the Katy Trail, rooting for the Longhorns during college football season, and hunting local bookstores for her next read.
Key takeaways: Build-to-rent security should start with access workflows for residents, guests, vendors, deliveries, vehicles, staff, and shared spaces. Cameras add useful visibility, while access control determines who can enter specific areas and when. Cloud-based... Read More
Key takeaways: A POTS line replacement can keep an existing device online, or it can become the starting point for a broader access control upgrade. Cellular gateways, VoIP, and analog telephone adapters may support compatible equipment, but they typically preserve... Read More
Key takeaways: POTS retirement can affect telephone entry systems, gate call boxes, and other property workflows that still depend on analog phone lines. Telecom retrofits can preserve older hardware, but they usually do not improve visitor access, delivery access, or... Read More
Key takeaways: Parking access management helps gated communities control resident, guest, and vendor vehicle entry without creating daily bottlenecks. The strongest systems combine convenient entry methods with centralized permission updates and clear visitor... Read More
Key takeaways: Slow movement, inconsistent opening, unusual noise, and visible wear are common signs a residential vehicle gate is failing. Some gate problems are mechanical, while others come from access workflows such as credential errors, visitor confusion, or... Read More
