Accountant worth it?

[Trey Leigh]

[/b]Hello, I'm looking for advice on getting an accountant. I have always done my own taxes, and last year I had one rent house and decided to use an accountant after reviewing what Turbotax had to offer online. I essentially did all the leg work adding up income and expenses and presented it to him and all he really did was file it for me....no great advice or anything, and I felt like I could of done it myself for much less $$. Fast forward to this year, now I have 4 rental homes, 3 aquired this year, so I have a ton of expsense etc to write off. Long story short, is an Accountant worth it for this number of properties or would I be money ahead using a tax software to prepare my taxes? All my other income is in the form of W4s and is relative simple. Also does anyone recommend one software over another?
Thanks in advance.

Trey