public ActionResult FilterSearchResults(DisplaySearchResultsViewModel model)
        {
            CoreysListEntities db = new CoreysListEntities();

            // get a count of the cities
            int cityCount = model.Cities.Count();

            // populate cities dropdown with selected state
            List<City> citiesList = db.Cities.Where(c => c.StateID == model.SelectedStateIdFilter).ToList();
            foreach (City c in citiesList)
            {
                SelectListItem newListItem = new SelectListItem();
                newListItem.Text = c.CityName;
                newListItem.Value = c.CityID.ToString();
                model.Cities.Add(newListItem);
            }

            // first pull all the listings that still match the search term 
            model.Listings = db.Listings.Where(l => l.Headline.Contains(model.SearchTerm)
                || l.Description.Contains(model.SearchTerm)).ToList();
            
            // if a city was selected
            if (model.SelectedCityIdFilter > 0)
            {
                model.Listings = model.Listings.Where(l => l.CityID == model.SelectedCityIdFilter
                                   && l.Price >= model.PriceMinFilter
                                   && l.Price <= model.PriceMaxFilter).ToList();
            } 
            else if (model.SelectedStateIdFilter > 0)
            {
                // else if state was selected but no city
                model.Listings = model.Listings.Where(l => l.City.StateID == model.SelectedStateIdFilter
                                   && l.Price >= model.PriceMinFilter
                                   && l.Price <= model.PriceMaxFilter).ToList();
            }
            else
            {
                // else just apply price range
                model.Listings = model.Listings.Where(l => l.Price >= model.PriceMinFilter
                                   && l.Price <= model.PriceMaxFilter).ToList();
            }

            // return filtered model with view
            return View("DisplaySearchResults", model);
        }
 // Returns the DisplaySearchResults view with listings that match search term 
 public ActionResult DisplaySearchResults(string searchTerm)
 {
     DisplaySearchResultsViewModel searchModel = new DisplaySearchResultsViewModel(searchTerm);
     return View("DisplaySearchResults", searchModel);
 }