Current cards:

• AMEX Everyday - $5k limit, 2/8/23 (Opened for improving credit history)
  
• Citi Double Cash - $3k limit, 11/2/23 (Catch-all before I get the Chase cards)
  

FICO Score: 733

• Rejected 3x for Chase United Gateway cards in Jan.-June 2023, my FICO score in Jan. 2023 was 779 (had no idea what I was doing at the time)
  

Oldest account age: 11 months

Chase 5/24 status: 2/24

Do you have any cards you've been looking at?:

• Chase Freedom Flex - 5x category spending
• Chase Freedom Unlimited - 1.5x spending to fill the gaps in my setup, thinking of getting this a year after the CFF so I don't overlap the 5x SUBs
  
• Chase Sapphire Preferred - Using for travel, dining, spotify sub, and any foreign transactions
  
• Chase United Gateway - Getting for 2x gas when the CFF/CFU 5x runs out decent SUB
  
• Bilt Mastercard - For rent 1st of the month spending with United as a travel partner

Currently planning to get into the Chase ecosystem because they have United as a travel partner which is a hub where I live plus the UR rewards are very flexible with Hyatt.

This is my current plan:

• Feb. 2024 - Apply for the CFF when oldest account age hits 1 year
  
• Aug. 2024 - Apply for the CSP 6 months later
  
• Feb. 2025 - Apply for the CFU 1 year after the CFF so I can get 5x for 2 years
  
• Bilt Mastercard I'm thinking can be anywhere between May 2024 and May 2025, but I'd like to get it sooner than later to take advantage of rent days
  
• Chase United Gateway will be ~3-6 months after I complete the trifecta
  

I'm still new to the CC game so my plan might not be the best. Some questions:

1. Could I reduce the wait time between Chase applications to 3 months? I'm just concerned that my credit score might get too low but I'm not sure
   
2. Will the SUB offer for the CFU even last until Feb. 2025? If it doesn't I'll probably get the CFU 2nd and the CSP 3rd
   
3. Am I correct in thinking my FICO score will even out a bit more over the course of 2024 since I did like 4 hard inquiries in the first half of 2023?
   
4. At some point in time I want to go for the Chase United Explorer or even the Quest SUB, but I'll have the United Gateway already. Would I close the United Gateway a year later and apply for the United Explorer/Quest then downgrade after getting the SUB?
   
5. Am I at risk of denial with my current plan?
   
6. Will the order of applications determine the credit limit for each card? For example, I want a higher CL for the CFU but if I get it last would I get a lower CL since I already have two Chase cards?