If you are going for pieds and don't think you will be able to put together the money for a visual male then I would recommend getting multiple 100% het pied females. If you breed a 100% het pied male to say 2 or 3 100% het pied females then that makes more sense and you are very likely to get some pieds.
I'm sure you can find a good deal on 1.2 or 1.3 100% het pieds which would be a great project! Just be careful with who you get your hets from or you may end up with lots of normals in a few years!