Scottsdale, Arizona
A private house in Scottsdale for small groups who want to get off screens and have real conversations.
Rancho Loco is an experiment. The question: what happens when you bring smart, interesting people together, cover everything, set no agenda, and just see what unfolds?
Jeff Swearingen — founder, post-exit, known as RetiredFounder — is building this to find out. It's a modern house on 4 acres in Scottsdale, designed for groups of eight, with world-class golf, hiking, and biking right outside the door.
Three things Jeff believes strongly enough to build a house around.
Side conversations, shared meals, late nights — these don't happen on a call. The bandwidth of being in the same room with someone is just different. If you've experienced it, you already know.
Rancho Loco is invitation-only — not because it's exclusive for the sake of it, but because the quality of the group determines the quality of the conversation. Curious people who've done interesting things tend to bring out the best in each other.
No agenda, no schedule. There's a golf simulator, pinball, ping pong, a pool, and a putting green. The goal is to actually be present — which turns out to be harder than it sounds.
A modern house in Scottsdale designed for groups. Everyone gets a private bedroom and bath. The rest of the space is shared — and built for it.
Golf simulator, pinball machines, pool table, ping pong, arcade games. The room that keeps people up talking until 2am. Probably the most important room in the house.
Pool, pickleball court, putting green — all on 4 acres. And when you want to leave the property, you're minutes from some of the best golf, hiking, and biking in the country.
A large common area built around actual conversation — not a hotel lobby, not a conference room. Somewhere that actually feels like somewhere.
Eight bedrooms, each with a private bath. Everyone has their own space. The shared areas are shared by choice, not necessity.
There's no charge to use the house. Jeff covers it. The only ask is that the group is genuinely interesting — and curious enough to show up without an agenda.
This is an experiment. Nobody knows exactly what will happen when you put the right people in the same place with nothing to sell and nowhere to be. That's the point.
Talk to Jeff → @RetiredFounderPlanning and design. Site selected in Scottsdale.
Construction underway. Interior and amenities finalized.
House completes mid-to-late 2027. First groups hosted.
The house opens in 2027. If you have a group in mind — or want to follow along while it's being built — find Jeff on Twitter.