The reason I don't mind flying for free is because I am still attending college right now so i know it will be incredibly hard to find a job that will allow me to go to college and work for them at the same time. Also, I will not be doing this forever. I just need to get my total time over 600 and then I will be moving to to something that looks pretty promising (I won't say it's gauranteed though). I am not going to go down the instructor route because to be honest it just isn't for me. Not everyone in aviation is suitable for every job available. i know it's the quickest way to go, but it is something that I couldn't do well enough to be fair to the student.
Anyways, the only thing I could think of doing is to go post some flyers at some FBO's here in so cal stating what I'm willing to do and see what response I get with that. I also am contemplating the Gulfstream Academy in Florida which if i get in will gaurantee me 250+ hours as a First officer on a BE1900D, but this will cost be about $30K for the program.