For 2019 do both.
Pay your CPA to complete your tax return with the understanding that you will personally sign them and *YOU* will personally mail them to the IRS (state also if your state taxes personal income.) Make it understood from the get-go that you want a printout of *EVERYTHING*. Not just the forms required for filing, and not just the forms to "keep for your records." You want *EVERYTHING*. Let the CPA do it, then go pick up the package and pay them.
Bring the package home and then purchase the ***DESKTOP*** version of TurboTax Home & Business. It's the most costly. But worth it for a first time user with rental property, as well as self-employment income if applicable.
I say the desktop version because for a first time user of TurboTax, the online version of the program is *NOT* *USER* *FRIENDLY*. I don't care what anyone else says. You try your first time with the online version and I can tell you right now the frustration will be all it takes for you to give up. The online version is *NOT* user-friendly for a first time user of the program.
So install the CD/Desktop version on your computer and get started. Will you have question? Absolutely! But that's why we're here. You don't learn this stuff through osmosis.
You can buy the desktop version of TurboTax 2019 directly from Intuit at https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/cd-download/ and once you pay for it, you can download the CD installation file and install the program "immediately". However, you may find it cheaper at your local Wal-Mart, Target, or other big chain authorized retailer of the product.
