swa1018,
I think with your times you could go to a regional, but I don’t know if you are ready to fly for a regional. Your times looked just like mine a year ago. Mine were 400 total with 23 multi last January. So I was in the same position that you were in. I wanted to get to the regional fast and fly an RJ. But trust me the regionals will still be hiring next year. As for me I got my CFI last September and now have 700 Total and building fast. I also started working on my CFII and did most of it in a multi flying instrument approaches with one engine out (simulated of course.) I’m not saying to get a CFII but I am saying don’t just go rent a C172 and go out flying in circles to build time. Get a CFI and learn something while you are building. Not to mention the regionals love a CFI. I interviewed with 2 regionals and got job offers with both having only 650 total and 40 Multi. I have also learned a lot about flying by being a CFI with students trying to kill me everyday. When you go to an interview the regionals will know really quickly if the time you spent in an airplane was used learning or just a number in the log book, especially if you are low time like I am. The regionals will take a low time guy that has spent his time learning over the 1000hr guy with 50 ME that has 750 of it as safety pilot and never touched the controls.