Tax Lawyer or Tax accountant ?

[Chu L.]

Debating Tax lawyer or accountant for this and next year. Here are my situations:

1. I will be first time home owner this year (hopefully). 

2. I work in PA but lived 2 states (PA, GA) 

3. I have cash from oversee families

4. I will be buying 2nd and 3rd properties (hopefully) this year. 

My main concerns are: 

oversee cash gift and living in multiple state, how are they impact my tax? 

when i rent out my 1st and 2nd property in the same time, how does it in pact my tax bracket. 

Some online said Lawyer helps u stay out of trouble and CPA helps to strategize, what's your experience? specially for investors that receive money from oversee families.