As has been mentioned, if you start with base rock, or Tufa and seed it with some live rock it will all eventually become live rock. This is essentially how live rock is aquacultured for sale at your LFS. What you will need is lots of patience. As Beverly noted, that and experience come with age.
You will have to add bioload very, very slowly while your rock grows, although it may be very cool to slowly watch your reef develop, basically from scratch.