Hi!
I think both problems could be solved by using the results shortcode. It allows you to move the results list to a different location in the post/page or within the theme files: https://goo.gl/6JBWiM
Then, you can enter any text before the shortcode, without actually changing anything.
If you however want to put text into the results container, you will have to edit the wp-content\plugins\ajax-search-pro\includes\views\asp.shortcode.results.php file, and put it into a div element after line 5, like so: