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You only need to use a small lock to keep the door shut at the bottom.  The rails that guide the door keep the sides secure and the lock keeps the top and bottom from being compromised.  Also, be sure that you get one with only one door, but that the cage can be removed from the tray for easy cleaning.

LITTER BOX PROBLEMS...IN THE CAGE
If he uses the entire bottom of his cage for a litter box, simply line the tray with newspaper, then put litter on top of it (the litter helps absorb fluids, as well as helping to dry out droppings).  When it comes time to clean the cage (do this when he's out and about) just lift up the cage, roll up the newspaper, replace paper and litter and put the cage back together.

STEALING HARMFUL THINGS (putting things out of the way)
As far as him stealing everything, all you need to do is watch him carefully for a few days while he is out.  Watch to see everyplace he can get to.  Once you've identified where he can get to, as well as those places he can't, make a list and make sure everyone knows where they can put things and where they can't.  Buying an (inexpensive) key hanger (basically a piece of wood with some hooks on it) can keep your keys safe. 
Putting your clothing on top of furniture that he can't get up on will keep it from being stolen.  Put wallets, purses, etc. on top of dressers that he can't get up on.  You can also build (for just a few dollars) a small angled box (similar to a magazine rack) and put it on the wall (well above his jumping reach) and put things such as wallets, purses, etc. in there.  That not only keeps him out of these things, but it also makes it easy (once you've gotten into the habit of using this) to find your things.  Build a shelf in the bedroom (where he can't jump onto it from another piece of furniture, or climb up from the floor) to put your shoes on.


CREATING "NO ACCESS" ROOMS (commonly called FFZ, or Ferret-Free Zones)
It is also rather simple to keep him out of certain areas, while not restricting your access.  You can buy sheets of Plexiglas (not cheap, but you can work out how much you need, then buy one large sheet and have the home improvement center cut out the segments that you need), and some "furring strips" thin strips of wood about 1" by 2".  You nail these in the edge of doorways as a brace.  You measure the doorway (say it comes to exactly 30" wide, you would make the sheet of Plexiglas for that doorway 30 1/2" wide) and put the sheet in by flexing it a bit to fit and pushing it back against the furring strip to keep a fert from jumping at it and pushing it in.  Measure the inseam of the shortest person in the house, then cut the vertical measurement of the Plexiglas about 1" lower than the inseam.  This way, you can easily step over it to go from one room to the next.  I suggest you put small plastic stickers on the Plexiglas, to make it easy to see when it is in place.

SMELL
In order to combat the smell, change the diet.  The food you give them can impact the litter box odors a great deal.  If you feed a high-quality food, the odor can be cut dramatically.  Not only does it smell less, it also saves money in the long run, because the ferrets metabolize more of the food, meaning they don't need to eat as much.  Reduced odor, reduced usage, less money spent.  I recommend Iams.  If they don't eat it at first, put a few squirts of Ferretone on it (stir to mix it up).

OUT OF CAGE POTTY PROBLEMS
To keep corners from being abused, tack some plastic (you can buy a plastic tarp for covering things like boats for the winter, at a home improvement store, for about $5 for a huge piece) down in each corner (about 2 feet by 2 feet square, plus about 6 inches up each wall).  Use thumb tacks and a small hammer to put them in, but don't pound them in hard, as you'll want to remove them to replace the plastic from time to time.  After the plastic is down, put newspaper over it and tack it in place, too, using separate tacks.  Put litter on top of the newspaper (not a lot, so it doesn't get dragged around). When the paper needs changing, just roll it up, fold the ends and toss into a plastic grocery bag (remove groceries first! :)).  You may find that having friends and neighbors save their newspapers for you will help.  Also, before replacing the newspaper, use an all-purpose cleaner (I use Clorox Clean-Up) and some paper towels to wipe down the plastic.

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