1% rule in tough markets in major metro northeast markets?

[Mike A.]

As I am moving into Stamford, Greenwich, Yonkers, White Plains and New Rochelle, I am finding it hard to hit that 1% rule that I've always tried to follow. I'm getting close, but I'm around 0.85%. I checked in Manhattan and Brooklyn, and there is no 1% possible. How do you all handle this 1% rule in major metro markets in the Northeast and New York?