UPDATE!!
I paid down a few more cards this week and plan on working on my paypal credit next. Possibly 800 dollars. Calculated utilization is 25%. What should I possibly get it to next?
Cards not paid yet
Dell Financial (open date 4/2021) =1450/3000 (0% for 24 months)
Paypal Credit (open date 10/2021)= 1800/3500 (0% for 24 months)
First Premier Mastercard (open date 1/2020) = 20/700 (24%)(Instructed to leave a small balance so I wouldn't get charged a fee)
Bestbuy Storecard (open date 3/2020) =260/1000
Cards paid with zero balance
Navy Federal Visa (open date 2/2019) = 1200/2000 (17.99%)(Paid another 1150 hasn't posted yet takes 3-4 days to do so)
USAA Visa (open date 2/2018) = 0/250 (17%, Secured Card)
Walmart Store Card (open date 4/2019) = 0/300 (24%)
Sams Club store card (open date 4/2019)= 0/100 (was 1500 but for some reason they lowered it several times in 2020)
Credit One AMEX (open date 3/2020) = 0/700 (24%)
AMEX Bluecash (open date 6/2021)= 0/1000 (17%, Wife's Credit Card, piggy backing on her card)
Credit One Visa (open date 1/2020) = 0/600 (25%)
Other information
2 cars paid cash for
Disabled son who recives 900/month for disability
Reduced cell phone bill from 380/month to 175/month (son and daughter in law was on plan)
Filling a VA claim soon for tinnitus and other ailments
Completed Chapter 13
1 of my student loans is in deferment
166/month plan to pay for college with 5 payments left
20k in savings account (plan to have another 10-15k deposited from payroll deposit by March)
2k in checking account
Wife has an Amazon Visa Card = 1250/1800 (not sure %, not listed on her card)
Have assets in crypto currency (Value unknown at the time of the writing this as I have it stored on encrypted cards)
Have investments in stocks (Value 15k)
UPDATE:
I got a pre-approval through one local lender's underwriter for up to 325k (the amount I requested, but says I have plenty of room to go up to 550k). They stated that my rate will be around 3.3ish for VA. I am so happy but I'm waiting to hear back from 3 other lenders.