The pain of rooting (a Phone).

I have been trying to root my J320v samsung for a while now, and it has so far been a complete mess. I started out trying to use Odin to root it, but I could find the cf-autoroute file, so gave up on that. Next I tried to use some of those crappy one-click root apps. I made a new windows virtual machine, and gave them a try. Each one tried to install some random junk on my phone, along with intalling some crap onto the virtual machine. After that, I tried installing TWRP as my recovery. Sadly, they also didn’t have the correct file. Lastly, I tried to use CWM to install onto my recovery. All was looking well, until I also couldn’t find the file for that one. I tried for hours and hours trying to do this.
I am going to end this little rant with a question for any readers. Would it be possible for me to root my phone (sm-j320v from Verizon. It has OEM unlocking and USB debugging enabled.)? If it is possible, could I have a guide, if it is not to much work.
Details about phone
Android Version: 7.1.1
Samsung Experience Version: 8.5
Android Security Patch Level: January 1st, 2018
Baseband Version: J320VVRS2BRA2
Kernel Version: 3.10.49 dpi@SWDD5515 #1. Tue Jan 9 21:41:09 KST 2018
Build Number: NMF26X.J320VVRS2BRA2
SE for Android Status: Enforcing SEPF_SECMOBILE_7.1.1_0003 Tue Jan 09 21:55:01 2018
Hardware Version: J320V.04
Security software version: ASKS v1.4 Release 161228. SMR Jan-2018 Release MS
OEM unlocked: YES