You need to be competitive and stand out from the crowd
Often a statement overlooked by many, and I understand the cost pressures involved in hour building is unlike anything else, but doing as many hours as cheaply as possible hour building in a 152 or so on, isn’t competitive. If you have 50-100 hours PIC in a 182 or even better 206, you’re competitive.
I know someone who did 80 hours in a 206. Networking and that aircraft worked for him, he landed a 206 charter job at the end of it. The job came to him. He made his CV competitive.