Put the Ladders Away
If you keep ladders out – it could provide easy access for a burglar to enter a second-story window, for instance. You want to keep these along with other valuable tools locked away to avoid having your tools used to assist thieves. Have you ever heard the saying that most things you have could be used against you?
These tools are also expensive and can get stolen, although the likelihood of that happening is slim-to-none. One could also reasonably assume that your neighborhood association would not be too fond of you keeping ladders out, and might see them as eye-sores. So, this is a win-win for everybody.