Before reading this help file you may want to check this video. It explains theme functionality and may be easier to understand. Watch Video on Youtube
Step1: Check if the Search Results page exists in admin – pages. If the page doesn’t exist you must create it by using the Advanced Search Results template:
Step2: Enable the standard page style for the search results page.
To enable the standard style for the search results page navigate to Theme Options > General > Appearance and on this section for Property List Type for Advanced Search option choose Standard.
Don’t set Advanced Search results as homepage!
Helpful links
Advanced Search Results – Half Map Style
I am not redirected to advanced search results
How to limit the number of results on advanced search results page
How to show categories with 0 properties in Advanced Search filters and Properties List Filters