Contacting an owner outside the real-estate agent

[Marty Summers]

Hey Community,

Is it ok for me to contact the seller directly outside of talking to the listing agent of a multi-family or single family investment opportunity?

I recently went to the assessors website, found the owners company name and did some research on the company to find the owners name then found them on Linked in and Facebook.  Contacted the seller/owner and we talked over the phone.

I wonder if that is legal too....why not?

Thanks,

Marty