it is because it is extremely irritating that they can come in and mess around with my secured loan.
Welcome to the real world. Bankruptcies are filed all the time. Secured creditors are involved and must deal with such cases as the law allows. If you do not want to be the equivalent of a bank, then don't lend out your money.
if this does change to a chapter 11 like you think it might, is it apt to still have all these secured properties under its umbrella ? the lawyer told me that it is their intention to gradually release the secured properties.
If the case remains as a Chapter 7, the Chapter 7 Trustee will administer the assets or abandon the ones that do not benefit the estate. The Chapter 7 Trustee's job is to liquidate what can be liquidated for the benefit of unsecured creditors. In the process of liquidating, the properly perfected secured creditors will get paid at close of the sale (escrow) and whatever is left (after payment of all liens, encumbrances, closing costs, commissions etc.) will be held by the Trustee for the benefit of unsecured creditors.
In an Involuntary case, the Debtor is served with the action and then has time (probably 30 days after the issuance of the summons) to file an Answer. In my experience, if the Debtor cannot get the Involuntary case thrown out, he/she/it will elect to convert to a reorganization (typically a Chapter 11) so that the Chapter 7 Trustee does not liquidate the assets.
If it converts to a Chapter 11 you will have to deal with the Debtor's attorney. The Debtor may surrender some properties to the lienholders, it may sell some properties, it may restructure the debt on some of the properties. Your attorney can reach out to the Debtor's attorney when the time is right to find out what the Debtor intends to do with the property that secures your claim.
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