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1. Yes, some people work towards getting a perfect score but it's usually short lived and doesn't matter at all.
2. Different types of debt, long standing lines of credit, always paying on time, low utilization, few to no hard inquiries, etc. will all help your score.
3. Keep in mind that there are 3 bureaus and a crap ton of scoring models with different factors, weights, and ranges.
One tip I tried that worked is to pay your credit cards 2x a month. Especially with Amex. Not going for perfect, just wanted to raise it as much as could before refi. Also opened another card. That was to replace credit cards that dropped me because I paid off and never used the card. Thanks discover. At least Nordstrom notified me and I could opt to keep it. Then they raised the % way up. Doesn’t matter but not cool.