Not that i do not trust my attorney but I don't like the idea of using an intermediary in paying 6-figure amount. 

There are definitely a lot of rules and regulations, and you legally can't execute an exchange without a Qualified Intermediary to handle everything, so your best first step is to consult a reputable QI.

Does any body work closely with a high quality 1031 intermediary in the Boise area?  

Cash is just an intermediary for something else.

Many life companies and all the agencies require that you go through a designated intermediary to access their loan programs.

To be a broker is to either be an intermediary between two parties, or to be the agent of one of the parties.To wholesale a property is to represent only yourself as a buyer or seller.Realtors argue that wholesalers never intend to purchase the property themselves, therefore they are merely disguising their brokering activities.If a wholesaler's to complete the purchase, and then turn around and sell the property, no one would say this was a brokerage activity.If the wholesaler where to use a simultaneous closing to buy and sell, few would consider this brokering.It is when wholesalers put a property under contract with no intent to close the transaction themselves, only to assign the contract to someone else for a profit, and to back out should they not be able to find a buyer, that people believe that this begins to look more like brokering than investing.Since it would require meeting a difficult burden of proof for a prosecuter to successfully prosecute a wholesaler for brokering without a license, and because the resulting penalties for conviction are so light, and because a direct "victim" is hard to find, that most wholesalers will never be bothered by the legal authorities, even if they live in a state where the real estate commission considers wholesaling to be brokering.

So any intermediary with a national footprint and demonstrated experience can help you out.

I bookmarked the link to your site.If the flip guru that I mentioned purchased more "like kind" property(s) within the time limitations & with an intermediary to hold the cash, could he have made a 1031 swap?  

The proceeds money must NOT be available to you and held by a qualified intermediary. 

Brokers definitely have a role as there are sometimes complicated deals, and the intermediary brokers serve as a buffer during the negotiation process.