At a 7:30 pm refinance signing, my signer kept pulling IDs like a magician — library card, Costco, expired temp license — everything except the actual current photo ID. It reminded me of the TSA line where everyone acts shocked about taking off shoes after two decades; do we need a pre-check lane for acknowledgments?
Two hours before a 7:30 I send a short ‘ID check’ text — ‘current state DL or passport only; not the Costco card’ — and ask them to place it next to the stack so it’s in sight when we start. If they’re shaky, I’ll do a 30‑second pre-call; where permitted, I keep credible witness as a last resort. Cuts the TSA routine down to about a minute.
I add a calendar invite that says “Bring CURRENT photo ID” with a 15-min alert, and at the table I drop a little “ID goes here” sticky where we sign so they start fishing before page one; pre-check without the socks. If the docs have name quirks, I loop escrow to confirm the ID name match first; @dahu344, you tried the sticky trick?